overflow
verb (used without object)
to flow or run over, as rivers or water.
will overflow
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future tenseof overflow.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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"It's also possible that our major river basins will overflow."
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
Residents in Kontias were asked to evacuate their homes as there is a fear that the dam will overflow.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2024
You’ll want to use a much larger milk-steaming carafe than a single portion for a 5-ounce latte, or you’ll find it will overflow in about 8 seconds.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
“Storm drains will overflow, and many sea walls and docks will be overtopped,” Monroe County Emergency Management said.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 10, 2020
If 20 percent of all sodas dispensed by a vending machine overflow their cups, what is the probability that exactly three of the next ten will overflow? at most, three?
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
