perch
noun
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
will perch
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future tenseof perch.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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For as long as he ducks the questions in public, they will perch upon his shoulder.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2023
“Instead, they will perch and fluff their feathers and hold out their wings to allow air to flow through and cool off.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2022
The male will perch on a log or stump and perform a series of increasingly fast wingbeats, creating a deep thumping sound that starts off slowly and accelerates over the course of the 10-second display.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2021
You will perch on his desk at work and poke him in the ribs so he yelps and his co-worker looks over from a solitaire game.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 16, 2018
They will perch themselves upon pillars like Simeon Stylites, for years, till the birds build their nests in their hair.
From The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnagey
