lock
noun
a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
will lock
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future tenseof lock.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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If maintained, the index will lock in its highest earnings growth rate since the fourth quarter of 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Although Rezaei believes the company will lock down $35 billion in incremental new contracts through 2027, she points out that hyperscalers are building an incremental estimated 23 gigawatts of data-center capacity.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
An almost kilometre thick layer of clay or cap rock will lock away the CO2, just as it trapped oil and gas for millions of years, Schovsbo explains.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
When Yulia Seleznyova walks around her home city in Russia, she scrutinizes everyone passing by in the hope that she will lock eyes with her son Aleksei.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2024
Then he rubs his bald tonsure and says, "Well, I am expected tonight at the Abbey Maubuisson. I fear they will lock the doors on me if I don't show soon."
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
