dip
verb (used with object)
to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid.
will dip
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future tenseof dip.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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But even that will dip just 3% in the first quarter, the Goldman analysts estimate.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
Some relief is forecast for Sunday, where the south and east will dip to the high 20s, while temperatures will cool to the mid 20s elsewhere.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025
“Highs will reach the lower 100s today while the minimum relative humidity will dip to the lower to mid-teens. Winds could gust to the near 20mph range in the afternoon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2024
Demographers have long expected the world will dip below this magic number—known as the replacement level—in the coming decades.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 2, 2024
The temperature is steady at minus ten degrees Centigrade but the maritime office predicts it will dip even lower.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
