expend
verb (used with object)
to use up.
will expend
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future tenseof expend.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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“We will expend whatever resources necessary to keep fans safe at Dodger Stadium,” said Charlie Beck, chief of police at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
If the odds are correct, they will expend little more effort in clearing their path to the final.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2023
"We will expend all our efforts to prevent a military operation from taking place," he said, adding he had also spoken to Turkish officials about a diplomatic solution.
From Reuters ● Jul. 2, 2022
It’s true that your body will expend more energy to stay warm in the cold, but only if you’re standing around and not moving.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2021
Our sanitary district of Chicago has already expended $53,000,000 on this channel, and will expend $20,000,000 more in its full development, and our State will spend $20,000,000 on its part.
From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress
