leach
verb (used with object)
to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
will leach
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future tenseof leach.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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So each storefront or building that goes vacant will leach blight into the surrounding neighborhood.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2022
“Just remember, anything you’re growing in, those materials will leach into the soil, into the food and, ultimately, into you,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2021
Buried, it will leach into the groundwater, affecting nearly a million people living in and near the forests.
From Time ● Apr. 22, 2016
It remains to be seen if rainfall falling on the reclaimed tailings pond known as Suncor Pond 1 will leach out buried contaminants or not.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 8, 2013
This will leave it near the surface, and the rains will leach it down to the roots—and below them, also—only too soon.
From Success with Small Fruits by Edward Payson Roe
