stop
verb (used with object)
to cease from, leave off, or discontinue.
will stop
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future tenseof stop.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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Johnson told jurors that if he left his seat "after a short period of time the train will stop".
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Many people will stop reading right now because honestly, do you care what happens to those on death row?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
If traders are consistently correct, the sportsbook will stop them from betting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Marching in the rain at the head of the protest in the northern city of Lille, 47-year-old Delphine insisted: "Neither the president, nor the weather will stop me from demonstrating."
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Maybe he will send it back thinking Maybe if it comes back nothing will stop me then and so maybe at last I will know what I am going to do.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
