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fu·ture (fyo̵̅o̅′c̸hər)

adjective

  1. that is to be or come; of days, months, or years ahead
  2. Gram. indicating time to come the future tense of a verb

Etymology: ME futur < OFr < L futurus, about to be, used as fut. part. of esse, to be

noun

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

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future Synonyms

future

modif.

coming, impending, imminent, forthcoming, destined, fated, prospective, to come, to be, in the course of time, expected, anticipated, inevitable, approaching, unfolding, eventual, ultimate, later, planned, scheduled, projected, on the schedule, budgeted, in the planning stage, booked, in the plans for the future, not ruled out, looked toward, in the natural course of events, likely, coming up, in the cards*, in the offing*, down the road*, a gleam in someone's eye*; see also coming 1.

Antonyms past*, previous*, completed.


future

n.

  1. All time that is to come

    futurity, aftertime, infinity, eternity, world to come, subsequent time, coming time, events to come, prospect, eventuality, tomorrow, the morrow, mañana (Spanish), the hereafter, by and by, the sweet by and by*.

    Antonyms past*, historic ages, recorded time.

  2. One's personal time to come

    destiny, fate, expectation; see doom 1, fate 2.


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future Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • mankind: Is this to be the future of mankind, to become nothing more than increasingly sophisticated consumers?

Converse of object

  • predict: Surf forecasts Information and websites to help you predict the future!

Preposition: with

  • optimism: It provides higher living standards so that people can look to the future with optimism.

Adjective modifier

  • near: National guidance to be issued in the near future.

Modifies a noun

  • generation: To foster these standards in future generations, it offers an annual award for the best paper by a student.
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future quotes

The future ain't what it used to be.

-Anonymous

The future's bright, the future's Orange.

-Anonymous

I want a future that will live up to my past.

-Bennett, Alan

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