characterize
verb (used with object)
to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of.
will characterize
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future tenseof characterize.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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And some experts predict that such an arrangement will characterize the regime in Iran a year or two from now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
Louis Navellier of Navellier Calculated Investing thinks the stock market’s next move depends heavily on how the Fed will characterize its interest rate policy.
From Barron's ● Dec. 10, 2025
They will characterize it otherwise, but the facts don’t add up to their claims.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2021
That team will characterize the water to be released and evaluate the safety of the discharge process and its radiation impact on humans and the environment.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
But a sentence from himself, unexpected in a father of the communion of Rome, will characterize the liberality of his mind.
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões
