pare
verb (used with object)
to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.
will pare
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future tenseof pare.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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Cost-cutting will pare 14,000 jobs by year-end, and this year’s job review has led to voluntary and forced departures - accompanied by the social media postings of the cube.
From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2021
USA Basketball will pare the list to a 12-person Olympic team by early summer.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2021
Maybe couples will pare wedding expenses if the expected recession proves severe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2020
Instead USA Basketball will pare the list down to a 12-person Olympic team by early June, the decisions will be made by a selection committee and be based in part on player availability and health.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2020
All the f’s are fractions, having values between 0 and 1; they will pare down the large value of N.. To derive N we must estimate each of these quantities.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
