future

[ fyoo-cher ]

/ ˈfyu tʃər /

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: Some people believe a gypsy can tell you your future.

Grammar.

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

Usually futures. 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.

Nearby words

futtock band, futtock plate, futtock shroud, futuna islands, futurama, future, future farmer, future farmers of america, future interest, future life, future perfect

Origin of future

1325–75; Middle English futur Anglo-French, Old French < Latin fūtūrus about to be (future participle of esse to be)

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Examples from the Web for futures

Later, he taught her how to smoke, and still later, they whispered of politics, and fears and hopes for their futures.
Drawing on the Memories of Syrian Women|Masha Hamilton|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Every day, their bodies, lives and futures are affected by politicians and policies they did not choose.
Paying Taxes and Going to Jail Like Adults; Teens Deserve the Right to Vote, Too|Jillian Keenan|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The mainstream LGBT movement, meanwhile, still insists that neither of these futures will come to pass.
Were Christians Right About Gay Marriage All Along?|Jay Michaelson|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I smuggled drugs to make money for them, to pay for their schooling, to secure their futures with good careers.
How China Used Drones to Capture a Notorious Burmese Drug Lord|Brendon Hong|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

As the guns fade veterans are returning to the lives they once lived and the futures they are building.
Divided in the Wake of Fort Hood|Thomas Gibbons-Neff|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The means have been provided in the “futures” which circulate on the Cotton Exchange.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5|Various
In former days, the dealing in "futures" had no legal protection in Germany, and nowadays only under certain assumptions.
Bremen Cotton Exchange|Andreas Wilhelm Cramer
We build our futures, by the shapeOf our desires, and not by acts.
Custer, and Other Poems.|Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Maybe it was the quiet way Mrs. Mimms had discussed their futures over the brown leaves, as if she'd been there herself.
The Amazing Mrs. Mimms|David C. Knight
Talk about futures,” murmured Dan, “what of the future of Randall?
The Winning Touchdown|Lester Chadwick

British Dictionary definitions for futures (1 of 2)

futures

/ (ˈfjuːtʃəz) /

pl n

commodities or other financial products bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future dateSee also financial futures
(as modifier)futures contract; futures market

British Dictionary definitions for futures (2 of 2)

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

futureless, adjective

Word Origin for future

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

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Culture definitions for futures

futures

A contract to buy or sell a specified amount of a commodity or financial instrument at an agreed price at a set date in the future. If the price for the commodity or financial instrument rises between the contract date and the future date, the investor will make money; if it declines, the investor will lose money. The term also refers to the market for such contracts.

Idioms and Phrases with futures

future

see in the near future.

future

noun

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for futures (1 of 2)

futures

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British Dictionary definitions for futures (2 of 2)

future

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