encounter
verb (used with object)
to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly.
will encounter
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future tenseof encounter.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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The testing confirmed that the lander can function under conditions similar to those it will encounter on the Moon.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Each has plays — like a slow-roller up the third baseline that requires a quick throw across the diamond — that no other position will encounter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
England impressed in all facets at Derby in the first game but this was a timely warning from one of the world's best teams about the quality they will encounter on home soil next month.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
This is the China that Trump will encounter when he sits down with Xi in the Great Hall of the People on Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
He’s explaining something about the nature of what we will encounter in the Capitol.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
