nurse
noun
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
will nurse
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future tenseof nurse.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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Mothers will nurse their young for the first two weeks of life, building up their fat reserves, and then abandon them on the ice when they leave to mate.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
Kaiwi will nurse her pup for around five to seven weeks.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
During those ten weeks, the baby seal will nurse for about 28 days and molt from a black coat to a silver coat.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2022
Or maybe you will nurse your guess quietly, waiting to see if—out of all the hundreds of thousands of possibilities—your conversational partner will arrive at the same word you have been thinking of.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 26, 2021
"I will nurse him myself, Father," he promised.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
