repel
verb (used with object)
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
will repel
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future tenseof repel.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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So there’s a theory percolating online that if you adopt the qualities of a stone, becoming impassive and bland, then you will repel the argumentative, antagonistic people in your life who are itching for conflict.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2024
The false front will repel shots that don’t carry quite enough.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2022
They are inventing vaccines designed to foster broad protection — an immunity wall that will repel not only the variants of SARS-CoV-2 that we know about, but those yet to emerge.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2022
All electrons are negative, so the electrons donated from the ligands will repel the electrons of the central metal.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Rudeness will repel, where courtesy would attract friends.
From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley
