contrive
verb (used with object)
to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent.
will have contrived
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future perfectof contrive.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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Take my word for it, Lina, Moore will have contrived to get his sister out of the way.
From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte
Human ingenuity will have contrived some means for freeing men's minds from the dread of destitution.
From Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers by Brisbane, Arthur
