oppress
verb (used with object)
to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power.
will oppress
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future tenseof oppress.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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To dream that you are trying to get rid of a sweet taste, foretells that you will oppress and deride your friends, and will incur their displeasure.
From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Gustavus Hindman Miller
It seems to be feared that the Northern States will oppress the trade of the Southern.
From The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 by American Anti-Slavery Society
It may be, the next lord of these lands will be a hard man, who will oppress his serfs, or at any rate take no care for their comfort.
From A Forgotten Hero Not for Him by Emily Sarah Holt
To dream of being entangled in the meshes of a net, or other like constructions, denotes that enemies will oppress you in time of seeming prosperity.
From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Gustavus Hindman Miller
I constantly hear it said," cries Rousseau, "that the strong will oppress the weak.
From The Eve of the French Revolution by Edward J. (Edward Jackson) Lowell
