harden
verb (used with object)
to make hard or harder.
will harden
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future tenseof harden.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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"Strategically, this will harden Abu Dhabi's view that passive defence is not enough," Krieg said.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Second, they will harden the bitterness and anger in the suburban enclaves populated mostly by the children and grandchildren of immigrants from France’s former overseas colonies.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2023
Battle lines will harden when freezing weather comes.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2022
I think it is warning us, in its own dramatic way, to do better, before the minutes, as they will, harden into millenniums.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2022
They pour at just the right rate—too quickly and the molds will explode; too slowly and the steel will harden.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
