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
Historian Stanley Kutler of the University of Wisconsin described him as a lowly “spear carrier” following the wishes of his commander in chief who will merit no more than a footnote in the history books.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 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
"I have one, sir, but I hardly hope it will merit your approbation," replied the third lieutenant of the Chatauqua.
From Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck by Oliver Optic
