imprint
noun
a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
will imprint
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future tenseof imprint.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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“Ducklings will imprint on anything that moves that’s bigger than a matchbox,” says Antone Martinho-Truswell, who co-founded the Duckling Laboratory at the University of Oxford while getting his doctorate in zoology.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
However, if newborn ducks see a human before they see their mother, they will imprint on the human and follow it in just the same manner as they would follow their real mother.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
If your shoes do end up stained, Andrade says it’s important to remove the stain instead of simply polishing the shoe, which will imprint it further.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2018
We will imprint into this our own style and we hope people will love it.
From The Guardian ● May 8, 2013
Since they instinctively follow a dominant leader and will imprint on humans as that leader, they can readily be driven by a shepherd or sheepdog.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
