impair
verb (used with object)
to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage.
will impair
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future tenseof impair.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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“Achieving Victory’s $500 million synergy target will require extensive cuts that will impair the Company’s ability to retain investment professionals and maintain Janus Henderson’s high standards of client service,” Janus says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
"In the short term it will impair OpenAI's ability to raise more capital. In the intermediate term it will be a non-issue," Thomas Hayes, chairman at hedge fund Great Hill Capital, said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2023
This will be an emotional marathon, and you want to avoid anything that will impair your ability to prepare and care for yourself.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2023
Are the challenges the sign of a disability that will impair a student’s learning long term, or something more temporary?
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
Some nurses and mothers think that if the child's skin is wiped dry after bathing, it will impair, if not destroy, the good effects of the operation.
From The Young Mother Management of Children in Regard to Health by William A. (William Andrus) Alcott
