pump
noun
an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes.
will pump
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future tenseof pump.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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The federal Saver’s Match program, starting in 2027, will pump dollars into selected savings plans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
The massive investment in Anthropic comes a month after Nvidia announced it will pump as much as $100 billion into OpenAI, building infrastructure for future generations of the technology.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
Investors have also said they will pump in an additional £750m but that is contingent on the regulator agreeing to bill increases of 40% by 2030.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2023
When completed, the station will pump stormwater from South Park’s lower industrial basin into the lower Duwamish waterway, preventing water from backing up in pipes during high tides, which can cause flooding, SPU said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
Looked at another way: During an average life, the heart will pump nearly 1.5 million barrels of blood.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
