bump
verb (used with object)
to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike.
will bump
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future tenseof bump.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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WHP, the company behind Vera Wang and Rag & Bone, said the deal will bump its annual sales up by about $1 billion to $9.5 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Any security mitigation, however, will bump up against the fact that those entitlements are what make agents so useful in the first place.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
Temperatures are expected to drop over the weekend, as an increase in air flowing in from the Pacific Ocean will bump up the marine layer clouds and the influence of the sea breeze, Schoenfeld said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
It’s unlikely that Seattle will bump all the way up to that level in one offseason, instead leaving some wiggle room to add at midseason or after the season.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2021
The box’s atoms are wiggling around, and they will bump the banana’s atoms and set them in motion again.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
