engineer
noun
a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering.
will engineer
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future tenseof engineer.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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“As long as engagement remains the business model, AI companies will engineer these chatbots to keep you on the platform.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
None of this will engineer a baby boom.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
GM will take an 11 percent ownership stake in the Phoenix firm and will engineer and build Nikola’s Badger hydrogen fuel cell and electric pickup truck.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2020
They’ve helped fund an ambitious project that will engineer the Fraser River’s flow on a nearly mile-long stretch between Fraser and Tabernash, squeezing it to make it narrower, deeper and colder - and thus healthier.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 17, 2016
My barons are sold to him; if I retain Messire David by me, one or another lord will engineer his escape within the week, and Sire Edward will be vexed.
From Chivalry by James Branch Cabell
