deceive
verb (used with object)
to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude.
will deceive
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future tenseof deceive.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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"There's no maneuver in this fight that will deceive the people," a union representative said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 30, 2023
“They say they do not have money, and that people will deceive them when they get there,” Ruslan said.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022
“Most children,” they wrote, will deceive in certain situations and not in others.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
“He will deceive you somehow!” cried the child, drooping her eyes.
From Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
Why, not at all; she will deceive you the next minute, making fun of you with the friend of her heart, to whom she will laughingly show the present you have just given her.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Kock, Charles Paul de
