future

[ fyoo-cher ]

/ ˈfyu tʃər /

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noun

time that is to be or come hereafter.

something that will exist or happen in time to come: The future is rooted in the past.

a condition, especially of success or failure, to come: An oracle had predicted the mighty hero's tragic future.

Grammar.

the future tense.
another future formation or construction.
a form in the future, as He will come.

Usually fu·tures. speculative purchases or sales of commodities for future receipt or delivery.

adjective

that is to be or come hereafter: future events; on some future day.

pertaining to or connected with time to come: one's future prospects; future plans.

Grammar. noting or pertaining to a tense or other verb formation or construction that refers to events or states in time to come.

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Origin of future

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English futur Anglo-French, Old French, from Latin fūtūrus “about to be, going to be” (future participle of esse “to be”)

Words nearby future

futtock band, futtock plate, futtock shroud, Futuna Islands, futurama, future, Future Farmer, Future Farmers of America, future interest, futureless, future life

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Example sentences from the Web for future

The destruction caused by a pandemic helps to clear the way for a future resurgence.
The math of New York City's recovery|Felix Salmon|September 17, 2020|Axios
It seems counterintuitive because education is the best way to protect ourselves from future crises.
Malala Yousafzai tells the business community: Education is the best way to guard against future crises|Michal Lev-Ram, writer|September 15, 2020|Fortune
The competition is expected to remain neck-and-neck for the foreseeable future.
IBM plans a huge leap in superfast quantum computing by 2023|rhhackettfortune|September 15, 2020|Fortune
Last fall, though, as the previous round of fires ravaged California, his phone began to ring, with private-equity investors and bankers all looking for his read on the state’s future.
Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration|by Abrahm Lustgarten, photography by Meridith Kohut|September 15, 2020|ProPublica

Espina said Moreno would face future persecution if she were to return to her country.
Lesbian woman from Cuba granted asylum in U.S.|Yariel Valdés González|September 15, 2020|Washington Blade
The program has not made a final selection on which upgrades will actually be included in future versions of the F-35.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Disordered eating is also linked to higher rates of depression and anxiety, both in the present and in the future.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Ass-kicking, bad guy-killing Carter is just a future spinster.
Marvel’s ‘Agent Carter’ Stomps on the Patriarchy|Melissa Leon|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Buzzfeed shows us a potentially terrifying glimpse of the future.
Use Your Brain—Control a Drone|The Daily Beast Video|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There is, fortunately, not too much telling of the future in Harry Potter.
Harry Potter and the Torah of Terror|Candida Moss, Joel Baden|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A roar of laughter greeted this candid confession of future intentions.
The Revellers|Louis Tracy
He was of opinion that, upon their conduct at this crisis depended the future destinies of the Netherlands.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume III.(of III) 1574-84|John Lothrop Motley
In the meanwhile, can he ever pass Bedlam, without a tender feeling for the future destiny of his footmen and coachman?
Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)|Various
They had to hear our addresses and prayers and hymns; they had to listen to the intimation of our future meetings.
The Story of John G. Paton|James Paton
Could she hate a country, however barren and rough, if it had saved the health and happiness of her future husband?
The Call of the Canyon|Zane Grey

British Dictionary definitions for future

future

/ (ˈfjuːtʃə) /

noun

the time yet to come

undetermined events that will occur in that time

the condition of a person or thing at a later datethe future of the school is undecided

likelihood of later improvement or advancementhe has a future as a singer

grammar

a tense of verbs used when the action or event described is to occur after the time of utterance
a verb in this tense

in future from now on; henceforth

adjective

that is yet to come or be

of or expressing time yet to come

(prenominal) destined to becomea future president

grammar in or denoting the future as a tense of verbs

Derived forms of future

futureless, adjective

Word Origin for future

C14: from Latin fūtūrus about to be, from esse to be

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future

see in the near future.

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