function
noun
the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
will function
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future tenseof function.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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Ravier, Milei's spokesman, said the base would have no "warlike character but will function as the most important logistics hub in the South Atlantic, providing operational and scientific support for our geopolitical projection toward Antarctica."
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
We must not assume that liberty will perpetuate itself or that institutions will function without the trust and discipline of those they serve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
The project has its skeptics, including how the museum’s permanent collection will function in it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
It is unclear how the quota will function, how it will account for foreign parts, for example Chinese batteries, and is limited to 100,000 cars.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
There must be ways of putting nucleic acids together that will function far better—by any criterion we choose—than any human being who has ever lived.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
