temper
noun
a particular state of mind or feelings.
will temper
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future tenseof temper.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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She believes the summit scheduled for May will temper China's response to the war.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Rehill, who owns a four-bedroom house in the Donaldson Run neighborhood, said this limit will temper the impacts of “missing middle.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2023
My hope is that such refusal to quit will temper this team as it continues to heal and improve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2023
Central banks around the world are beginning to raise interest rates to help tame rapid inflation, moves that will temper economic growth by raising borrowing costs and could lead to higher unemployment.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2022
All it is lawful for us to ask is, that God will temper such affliction, and that he will direct us all, for such a prayer is always sure to be accepted.
From My Ten Years' Imprisonment by Thomas Roscoe
