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1. (n.) future
time that is to be or come hereafter.
2. future
something that will exist or happen in time to come: to foresee the future.
3. future
a condition, esp. of success or failure, to come:
to tell someone's future.
4. future
the future tense.
5. future
a verb form or construction in the future tense.
6. future
Usu., futures. commodities bought and sold speculatively for future delivery.
7. (adj.) future
being or coming hereafter:
future events.
8. future
pertaining to or connected with time to come:
one's future plans.
9. future
of, pertaining to, or being a verb tense, form, or construction that refers to events or states in time to come.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME futur < AF, OF < L fūtūrus about to be (fut. participle of esse to be))
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| Definition of 'FUTURE' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) future, hereafter, futurity, time to come
the time yet to come
2. (noun) future, future tense
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
3. (adj) future
bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date
4. (adj) future
yet to be or coming
"some future historian will evaluate him"
5. (adj) future
effective in or looking toward the future
"he was preparing for future employment opportunities"
6. (adj) future(a), next, succeeding(a)
(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
"our next president"
7. (adj) future
a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened
"future auxiliary"
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1. (noun) future
the future
≠ the past
Who knows what life will be like in the future.
2. future
≠ the past
Rewrite these verbs in the future.
3. future
the way things are likely to develop for sb or sth
His future looks very bright.; a company that has no future
4. (adjective) future
relating to a time ahead of the present
future payments
5. future
in grammar, relating to the future
the future tense
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| Definition of 'FUTURE' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) FUTURE
time to come; time subsequent to the present (as, the future shall be as the present); collectively, events that are to happen in time to come
2. (adj) FUTURE
the possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him
3. (adj) FUTURE
a future tense
4. (verb) FUTURE
that is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present
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Sense: (what is going to happen in) the time to come
He was afraid of what the future might bring; (also adjective) his future wife.
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 Afrikaans: toekoms |
 Arabic: مُسْتَقْبَل |
 Bulgarian: бъдеще |
 Brazilian: futuro |
 Czech: budoucnost; budoucí |
 German: die Zukunft, (zu-)künftig |
 Danish: fremtid; fremtidig |
 Greek: μέλλον, μελλοντικός |
 Spanish: futuro |
 Estonian: tulevik, tulevane |
 Farsi: آینده |
 Finnish: tulevaisuus |
 French: avenir; futur |
 Hebrew: עָתִיד |
 Hindi: भविष्य |
 Croatian: budućnost; budući |
 Hungarian: jövő |
 Indonesian: masa depan |
 Icelandic: framtíð |
 Italian: futuro |
 Japanese: 未来 |
 Korean: 미래 |
 Lithuanian: ateitis; būsimasis |
 Latvian: nākotne; nākotnes-; nākam |
 Malay: masa hadapan |
 Dutch: toekomst(ig) |
 Norwegian: framtid |
 Polish: przyszłość |
 Persian: آینده |
 Pashto: راتلونكى وخت، مستقبل، اّي |
 Portuguese: futuro |
 Romanian: viitor |
 Russian: будущее |
 Slovak: budúcnosť; budúci |
 Slovenian: prihodnost; bodoč |
 Serbian: budućnost |
 Swedish: framtid; blivande |
 Thai: อนาคต |
 Turkish: gelecek |
 Taiwanese: 將來 |
 Ukrainian: майбутність, майбуття |
 Urdu: آنے والے وقت میں ہونے وال |
 Vietnamese: tương lai |
 Chinese: 将来 |
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