dread
verb (used with object)
to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of.
will dread
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future tenseof dread.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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Williams, who needs another slam to match Margaret Court’s record of 24 majors, will dread losing to Sharapova, whom she beats for fun.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2019
Surround it with lush flora for an intoxicating area guests will dread to leave.
From Southern Living ● Sep. 3, 2010
In a class of 30, at least 15 will dread what they call 'essay exams' ...
From Time Magazine Archive
If you are wise you will dread a prosperity which only loads you with more.
From Essays — First Series by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The kings and their people will meet you with respect; the Indian, the Englishman, the Æthiopian, will dread you.
From The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch by Thomas Campbell
