define
verb (used with object)
to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.).
will define
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future tenseof define.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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However, the primaries will define those head-to-head races to come and better inform the odds of Democrats toppling Republican incumbents, experts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
For economists and investors who watch the Fed closely, how Warsh handles those competing messages from the president will define the early months of his tenure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
"Leadership in the technology... will define the next decade of productivity and growth, so it's in everyone's interest that the two superpowers find common ground on sensible guardrails for AI."
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
It is a key ingredient in many of the technologies researchers hope will define the future, including quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum teleportation, and quantum networks.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
But I'll take a bet of twenty dollars, not one in a hundred will define that tarm right off the reel, without stopping.
From Nature and Human Nature by Thomas Chandler Haliburton
