operate
verb (used without object)
to work, perform, or function, as a machine does.
will operate
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future tenseof operate.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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Western Natural Resources, an Oklahoma-based company that Centalion joined with earlier this year, will operate the fields on behalf of the Geneva-based trading house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
For the Europa flybys, discussions about how the instruments will operate began about 10 years ago and will continue until Juice finally passes the moon in the early 2030s.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
They will operate alongside Lockheed Martin’s F-35C jets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The oversight board at Paramount adds a new layer of uncertainty as to how the two news divisions will operate in the merged company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Together Belky and Mirian will operate the salon.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
