prescribe
verb (used with object)
to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
will prescribe
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future tenseof prescribe.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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Various operations will prescribe whether people are wearing protective gear or whether they’re wearing bulletproof vests or not.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2025
Sometimes, the doctor will prescribe antibiotics "just in case."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
Its committee of experts is considering things like which doctors will prescribe the drug and how to ensure patients are monitored for problems like dizziness or headaches develop.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2021
The pediatrician will prescribe 180 mg of fever reducer to Isabella.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
Say that you will prescribe privately, to me: and that her Grace's health is indeed delicate, but not gravely impaired….
From Come Rack! Come Rope! by Robert Hugh Benson
