drop
noun
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
will have dropped
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future perfectof drop.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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The Met has forecast that by March of this year the number of police officers will have dropped to 31,258, down from 33,766 in May 2024, as it faces a £20m budget gap.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
Energy Information Administration, in 2050, under current policy, that percentage will have dropped to about 75 percent.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2021
Thirteen Democratic candidates will appear on Washington’s March 10 presidential primary ballot, from front-runners to long shots and some who likely will have dropped out by the time voting takes place.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2020
By the end of the weekend, the weather service predicted 5 feet of snow will have dropped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2019
And as a percentage of our gross national product, the deficit will have dropped by almost 75 percent.
From State of the Union Address by Jimmy Carter
