initiate
verb (used with object)
to begin, set going, or originate.
will initiate
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future tenseof initiate.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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The company said it will initiate a search of potential candidates to succeed Fitzpatrick as finance chief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
But guessing which companies will initiate their first dividend can be a way to get in on the ground floor.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Food and Drug Administration will initiate a safety-label update for Tylenol and other acetaminophen products and send a letter to physicians about potential links between the drug’s use and autism, Kennedy said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025
Squid Game’s Hwang hopes his candor over his own pay struggles will initiate that change.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024
“I will be initiated later on,” he replied; “he will initiate me.”
From Apollonius of Tyana, the Philosopher-Reformer of the First Century A.D. by George Robert Stowe Mead
