designate
verb (used with object)
to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
will designate
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future tenseof designate.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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"We will designate naphtha as an item related to economic security by the end of the week," Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
The State Department says it will designate the Cartel of the Suns as a foreign-terrorist organization on Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Under the state’s program, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority will designate three studio partners and three film-lease partner facilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
Under the tiered enforcement approach, police commanders will designate protests as one of four tiers, with higher levels of mobilization coming in response to direct threats to public safety or critical infrastructure.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
This little object I hold in my hand—who will designate it by its proper name?
From The Old Soldiers Story Poems and Prose Sketches by James Whitcomb Riley
