aggravate
verb (used with object)
to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome.
will aggravate
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future tenseof aggravate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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That will aggravate a budget deficit that already exceeded 6% of gross domestic product last year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Gasoline prices hit a record $4.23 per gallon this week, which will aggravate inflation that already is at a 40-year high.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2022
Some economists warn the high-tech boom in eastern and southern China, however, will aggravate a brain drain in the north, with Beijing being the exception, and deepen north-south economic imbalances.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2021
They will aggravate me for sure… I remember one time I asked him, “There’s this guy I kinda like a lot.”
From Fox News ● Apr. 13, 2020
The Balkans will remain restless, and it condition will aggravate.
From Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era by J. E. (John Ebenezer) Esslemont
