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
Whereas Christ will have served as chancellor for seven years and Block, 17 years, the average tenure of university and college leaders today is about six years, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
Of all the House GOP lawmakers in the new 118th Congress, just seven will have served during the Clinton administration.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
By the time his term expires in January 2023, he will have served for 48 years in the Senate.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
If it causes you, reading one of its quotations, to hunt for and read the whole poem, it will have served its purpose.
From Poetry of the Supernatural by Various
