select
verb (used with object)
to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
will have selected
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future perfectof select.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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That huge influx means that Francis will have selected more than 60 percent of the figures who will pick his replacement, increasing the odds of — though hardly guaranteeing — a like-minded successor.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 7, 2022
Assuming the new cardinals are appointed, Pope Francis will have selected almost 60% of prelates during his tenure, according to the National Catholic Reporter.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2020
It is the first time they will have selected a serving prime minister.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2019
“We will have selected . . . about 6,000” available for display.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2015
We want to combine a literary feature and so will have selected readings to provoke discussions after the pipes are lit.
From Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis by Charles Belmont Davis
