deteriorate
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become worse or inferior in condition, character, quality, value, etc.
will deteriorate
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future tenseof deteriorate.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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"Without those efforts, the center will deteriorate further into an unsafe, decrepit structure that will be required to be taken down," Justice Department attorney Brantley Mayers wrote.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Of much more immediate concern, the age structure of the population will deteriorate far sooner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
The lender group insists that allowing Thames to fall into administration will leave it in limbo, where its many problems will deteriorate.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
Eventually a snag will deteriorate into a downed log, providing cover for animals as small as salamanders or as large as bears.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
There is not the remotest probability that any of these children will deteriorate to the average level of intelligence with the onset of maturity.
From The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale by Ellwood Patterson Cubberley
