slope
verb (used without object)
to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
will slope
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future tenseof slope.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The water table, or potentiometric surface, will slope in toward the well where the water is being withdrawn.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The span of the new bridge will slope about half as steeply as the current bridge; the Tappan Zee’s incline is believed to contribute to fender-benders as trucks slow.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2014
From this point the floor will slope towards either end, gradually towards the entering end, and more rapidly towards the exit.
From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Robert Owen Allsop
It will slope a trifle toward this end, and there a drainage pipe will be laid to carry off any water used in washing the floor.
From Ethel Morton at Sweetbriar Lodge by Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith
This little park, with a fountain in the middle and a bandstand near by, will slope down toward the river.
From Ted and the Telephone by William F. (William Frederick) Stecher
