rot
verb (used without object)
to undergo decomposition; decay.
will rot
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future tenseof rot.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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"If you are trapping water in walls of buildings through using a plastic paint or cement materials, then timbers will rot and essentially your building will collapse," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2023
"The growers accept our price because they have no choice. It's that or nothing and his cocoa will rot with him," said Ali Diarrassouba, a buyer in Daloa, in central Ivory Coast.
From Reuters ● Apr. 4, 2023
“That will rot out the roots,” McCoy says, “and kill the plant.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2022
If they get too wet, their little roots will rot, Bird said, so water sparingly only when the moss is dry, using an eyedropper or turkey baster to get the water close to the roots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
“My boat will rot away soon if I don't paint it. But you guys don't care, because you're just a bunch of landlubbers! There's always enough money for Hornet's books.”
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
