measure
noun
a unit or standard of measurement.
will measure
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future tenseof measure.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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Future observations will measure the masses of their black holes, analyze the chemistry of the surrounding gas, and use their light to trace how reionization unfolded across the young universe.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
The mining pit at Los Azules, when completed, will measure the equivalent of 840 football fields and be more than 300 meters deep, the height of the Eiffel Tower.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
Rolls-Royce said Project Nightingale will measure 5.76m, which is roughly the same length as its flagship four- or five-seater saloon, Phantom.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
It has been transformed by the conflict into something more like a baseline—the reading against which economists will measure whatever the war does to prices in the months ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
In fact, no matter how tiny you make the bits, it is impossible to choose a common yardstick that will measure both the side and the diagonal perfectly: the diagonal is incommensurable with the side.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
