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Future

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Noun

1. future, futurity, hereafter, time to come

the time yet to come

2. future, future tense

a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

3. future

bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date

Adjective

4. future

yet to be or coming

Example Sentences:
'some future historian will evaluate him'

5. future

effective in or looking toward the future

Example Sentences:
'he was preparing for future employment opportunities'

6. future, next, succeeding

(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving

Example Sentences:
'our next president'

7. future

a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened

Example Sentences:
'future auxiliary'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Future

see synonyms of future
noun
1. 
the time yet to come
2. 
undetermined events that will occur in that time
3. 
the condition of a person or thing at a later date
the future of the school is undecided
4. 
likelihood of later improvement or advancement
he has a future as a singer
5. grammar
a. 
a tense of verbs used when the action or event described is to occur after the time of utterance
b. 
a verb in this tense
6.  in future
adjective
7. 
that is yet to come or be
8. 
of or expressing time yet to come
9. (prenominal)
destined to become
a future president
10. grammar
in or denoting the future as a tense of verbs

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Future

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adjective
1. 
that is to be or come; of days, months, or years ahead
2.  Grammar
indicating time to come
the future tense of a verb
noun
3. 
the time that is to come; days, months, or years ahead
4. 
what will happen; what is going to be
to seek to foretell the future
5. 
the prospective or potential condition of a person or thing; esp., the chance to achieve, succeed, etc.
to have a great future in politics
6.  [usually pl.]
a contract for a specific commodity bought or sold for delivery at a later date
7.  Grammar
a. 
the future tense
b. 
a verb form or phrase in this tense

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Future

see synonyms of future
n.
1. The indefinite time yet to come: will try to do better in the future.
2. Something that will happen in time to come: "The future comes apace" (Shakespeare).
3. A prospective or expected condition, especially one considered with regard to growth, advancement, or development: a business with no future.
4. often futures A financial instrument that obligates the holder to buy or sell an asset at a set price on a specified date in the future: a market for copper futures.
5. Grammar
a. The form of a verb used in speaking of action that has not yet occurred or of states not yet in existence.
b. A verb form in the future tense.
adj.
That is to be or to come; of or existing in later time.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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