heighten
verb (used with object)
will heighten
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future tenseof heighten.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Cybersecurity stocks have been hot this year as investors have reasoned that artificial intelligence will heighten the need for digital protection.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
The bank also suggests that the U.S. court ruling striking down tariffs will heighten market uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said he recognised that "delays in access to breast assessment will heighten patient anxiety" and welcomed that, in recent weeks, women have waited about seven weeks to be seen.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
Similarly, Shake Shack called kiosks a “key tool” that will heighten total digital sales.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2024
"I have something to tell you about our cousin Mr. Ladislaw, which I think will heighten your opinion of him," said Dorothea to her husband in the coarse of the evening.
From Middlemarch by George Eliot
