absorb
verb (used with object)
to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up.
will have absorbed
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future perfectof absorb.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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By the time they’re cooked, the dumplings will have absorbed liquid and plumped up without completely firming up or developing a crust in the way fried or roast foods do.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 11, 2017
Note: Be sure to save the rehydrating liquid -- the liquid will have absorbed great flavor from the softened chiles.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2015
For example, if a bit of dry calcium chloride is placed in moist air, in the course of a few hours it will have absorbed sufficient moisture to dissolve it.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
Raspberries and other berries should not be gathered after a rain, for they will have absorbed so much water as to make it difficult, without excessive boiling, to get the juice to "jell."
From Every Step in Canning by Grace Viall Gray
But the one will have absorbed but 63∕4 British thermal units, while the other will have absorbed 91∕2.
From A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine by Robert H. Thurston
