submerge
verb (used with object)
to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
will submerge
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future tenseof submerge.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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When a surfer puts too much weight at the front of their board, the tip of the board will submerge in the water, often resulting in the surfer flailing or falling off their board.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2024
In Southern California, officers from the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife will submerge some discarded trees in the bottom of lakes so fish can have a place to hide.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2021
“It’s a drowning victim’s instinct to fight to survive, which only exhausts them into the vertical drowning posture. Once exhausted and in that drowning posture, the victim will submerge in less than 60 seconds.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2021
If the lake keeps growing, more buildings will submerge.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 29, 2021
“I’m worried that the islet will submerge in the storm.”
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
