merit
noun
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
will merit
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future tenseof merit.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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Trump's visit will merit attention if he and Xi manage to "shelve the most sensitive issues" while establishing "rule-based tracks" on points of cooperation, Chen said.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
When the time comes, these words from Ms. Antonetta will merit consideration: “Programs of euthanasia and sterilization don’t just live in the past, terrible but finished. Their aftershocks are terrible and here.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
Going forward, such plays will merit either a no-call or an offensive foul.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2021
Many will quibble with these rankings, but when Tiger’s masterpiece comes to fruition, nine more holes will merit serious consideration.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 3, 2020
For some time past, it has arrived at the dignity of a popular Nursery Tale in the Author’s family; and it is hoped it will merit the same good fortune elsewhere.
From The Nine Lives of A Cat A Tale of Wonder by Bennett, Charles H. (Charles Henry)
