detach
verb (used with object)
to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
will detach
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future tenseof detach.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 it’s also possible that AI products that mimic human conversation will detach us from engaging with the thoughts and feelings of other people around us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
It will fly up to 35,000ft - about 10.5km - where the rocket will detach and blast off at high speed, putting nine satellites into orbit at an altitude of 555km.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2023
After its brief stay on the ISS, Starliner will detach from the ISS and distance itself from the station for its return home.
From The Verge ● May 20, 2022
Once it is about 10,400 kilometers into its trip, Webb will detach from the Ariane 5’s second stage, signifying the end of the launch.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2021
Pass the knife through the line 6, and under the merry-thought towards the neck, which will detach it.
From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by F. L. (Fanny Lemira) Gillette
