hoist
verb (used with object)
to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance.
will hoist
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future tenseof hoist.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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While we won’t know until then which country will hoist the golden trophy, plenty of other big winners have already emerged over the course of the past five-and-a-half weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The placement will be completed using two cranes — a small one that will lift the rockets from a horizontal position to a vertical one, and a large one that will hoist them into place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Only one will hoist a trophy over his head.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
Gretzky has predicted that it’s not a matter of if McDavid will hoist the Stanley Cup, but when.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
Hudson, of the Merchants News Room, says he will hoist out the first flag.
From Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made by James Dabney McCabe
