invoke
verb (used with object)
to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for.
will invoke
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future tenseof invoke.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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Perhaps they will invoke the advice of one founding father, Benjamin Franklin, who wrote that "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2025
His lawyers have said that he will invoke his right to remain silent if called to testify at his parents' trials.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2024
Open government advocates say it appears House records officers have started making the assumption lawmakers will invoke their legislative privilege, if a colleague wants to invoke it for an email thread, for example.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
"Any attack on the Filipino aircraft, vessels, or armed forces will invoke ... our Mutual Defense Treaty with the Philippines," Biden said in remarks during a joint meeting with Australia's prime minister.
From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2023
I’m waiting for the phrase that will invoke it.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
