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
There’s usually something that one friend can afford that the others can’t, or something that someone wants to do that someone who doesn’t will resent them for doing without them.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2025
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
Some theatergoers no doubt will resent that Norris chose to illuminate this delicate subject in a nuanced way that doesn’t jibe with their own undiluted revulsion.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2022
Some real estate agents worry that the hyper-rich will resent the tax, but so far wealthy homebuilders seem to regard it as a pittance compared with the other costs they incur.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
