rub
verb (used with object)
to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing.
will rub
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future tenseof rub.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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Europe's biggest tech trade fair Vivatech opens Wednesday in Paris for a 10th-anniversary edition where enthusiasm for generative AI will rub shoulders with anxiety about the continent's technological dependence.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
He still wrestles once or twice a year, and WWE hopes some of his superstar aura will rub off on Theory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2023
Future generations will rub their eyes when they see these two sentences placed together, as in the March 10 editorial “Another energy crisis is here.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2022
He is a unique defender with a rare combination of top-level attributes that I know will rub off on our younger players.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2021
You know how much I admire you, and only hope that some of your goodness and Father’s goodness will rub off on me, because, in that sense, you two are a lot alike.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
