confer
verb (used without object)
to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.
will be conferring
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future progressiveof confer.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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Asked if the administration would go to the Supreme Court, she said: “I can't comment on that. ... He will be conferring with the lawyers and make that decision.”
From Reuters β Feb. 9, 2017
"We will be conferring with our client regarding what will happen next in this case."
From Reuters β May 17, 2012
Allied military specialists will be conferring at the same time, but even they probably cannot add much to the detailed information on Anglo-U.S. plans which the Russians already have.
From Time Magazine Archive
“The judge will be conferring throughout the lunch recess,” Ed told Ishmael Chambers.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
So if you will be so good as to choose that merino, and let Miss Ellen and me go and despatch our business, you will be conferring, and not receiving, a favour.
From The Wide, Wide World by Susan Warner
