exempt
verb (used with object)
to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release.
will exempt
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future tenseof exempt.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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Also boosting sentiment: The White House will exempt imported chips used to build out U.S. supply chains from new 25% tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
China said Saturday it will exempt some Nexperia chips from an export ban that has alarmed European businesses, days after trade talks between the leaders of the world's two largest economies.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
The government's "homes for heroes" scheme will exempt veterans from local connection tests, which most councils use to decide who can qualify for social housing.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
The agency announced an emergency waiver that will exempt gasoline blended with 15% ethanol from an existing summertime ban.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
Why then should we think that our innocent lives will exempt us from sufferings, or that troubles shall do us harm?
From The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works by John Bunyan
