fatten
verb (used with object)
to make fat.
will fatten
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future tenseof fatten.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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It’s also a method that will fatten the profits of the companies and their shareholders to an extraordinary degree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
Woehler hopes to see the bird once wet weather clears in the remote corner of Tasmania, where it will fatten up having lost half its body weight on its journey.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
There are just four calves left now, too young to sell; we will fatten them on spring grass soon.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2018
At worst, goldfish will fatten up on the eggs of native species.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2016
The grass will grow without their labour, and the bullocks will fatten without their care.
From The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times by James Godkin
