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
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
The last theme that will characterize this economic crisis is the importance of critical metals.
From Salon ● May 9, 2020
These principles will characterize her plan of campaign, if she sees herself compelled by the political position and the interests of her naval supremacy to take part in a war against us.
From Germany and the Next War by Friedrich von Bernhardi
