budge
verb (used without object)
to move slightly; begin to move.
will budge
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future tenseof budge.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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But with the French window already shut, PSG cannot replace her so it is unlikely they will budge.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Still, it’s still believed that Snyder will budge and come to sell the team.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
Perhaps a celebrity-led boycott will budge Delta and BofA into reconsidering their de-patronage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2017
They were queueing outside in the heat by lunchtime to get these spots, and nothing will budge them.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 9, 2012
I try scissors and hairpins and knitting needles, but nothing will budge the lock.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
