retaliate
verb (used without object)
to return like for like, especially evil for evil.
will retaliate
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future tenseof retaliate.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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“We are all afraid,” Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said this month, expressing concerns in Congress that the administration will retaliate against the noncompliant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2025
"The Russians have made it very clear to us that weapons are their red line, and that if we cross it, they will retaliate," a South Korean diplomat told me recently.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2023
You do not have to let your employer know you are looking for new work because, unfortunately, far too many employers will retaliate when hearing such news.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2022
As soon as hostilities commence, it stands to reason that the enemy will retaliate against engaged units with overwhelming force.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2022
And I hope that you in your turn will retaliate upon me if I am false to my own principle.
From Laws by Benjamin Jowett
