resent
verb (used with object)
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
will resent
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future tenseof resent.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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Stay put rather than starting fresh somewhere where the people above you won’t have loyalty to you and those below you will resent you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Some worry the public will resent the multibillion-pound price tag at a time when many people are struggling to make ends meet.
From Washington Times ● May 16, 2023
Many will resent what they hold back, as if the couple promised to serve dirt on King Charles III and William, Prince of Wales, and Kate.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2022
And the longer they’re together, the more they will resent each other for failing to get to a higher level.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2018
And of course these new people will resent the newer people.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
