serve
verb (used without object)
to act as a servant.
will have served
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future perfectof serve.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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He will have served for 45 years when the next term ends in 2031.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
If the movie returns the franchise to its original spookiness, even part of the way, then it will have served its purpose.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024
Ms. Spartz, a Republican, will have served only two terms after the 2024 cycle is finished.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
By the time his term expires in January 2023, Leahy will have served for 48 years in the Senate.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
Our interference will have served no other purpose than to hasten the hour of his doom.
From Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne
