serenade
noun
a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
will serenade
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future tenseof serenade.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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The Roots crew will host its first-ever West Coast Roots Picnic celebrating 50 years of hip-hop; and Harry Connick Jr. will serenade crowds for the July 4th Fireworks Spectacular.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
A month before unleashing his sophomore album, Scotland’s soulful young popsmith will serenade a nearly sold-out crowd in Seattle’s most acoustically challenged venue.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
“Gondoliers stationed along the canal will serenade passengers from an appropriate distance.”
From Washington Times ● May 22, 2020
At the corner of Flatbush and Tilden Avenues, where gravelly reggae voices will serenade you through car stereos, look up to see a jutting marquee, announcing an all-star lineup, of Brooklyn’s largest theater.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2018
Oh, thou canst make sharp speeches, thou impertinent little brat; but Juan Tornel will serenade under thy window no more.
From The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
