impose
verb (used with object)
to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc..
will impose
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future tenseof impose.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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Postal Service will impose its first-ever surcharge on packages to cover the rising cost of fuel, according to two people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
France has said it will impose stricter limits on the acceptable level of a toxin called cereulide in infant formula after potentially contaminated products were recalled in over 60 countries.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
Most significantly on the trading horizon is the export licensing China will impose on January 1.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
And earlier this month, the State Department began a bond pilot program that will impose bonds up to $15,000 on nationals from countries who have a high visa overstay rate in the U.S.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2025
But I do it on a general principle, on the reason and nature of things: a principle which will impose laws even on the Deity....
From The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy by J. Allen (James Allen) Smith
