What does Future mean?
Definitions for Future
ˈfyu tʃərFu·ture
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Future.
Princeton's WordNet
future, hereafter, futurity, time to comenoun
the time yet to come
future, future tensenoun
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
futureadjective
bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date
futureadjective
yet to be or coming
"some future historian will evaluate him"
futureadjective
effective in or looking toward the future
"he was preparing for future employment opportunities"
future(a), next, succeeding(a)adjective
(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
"our next president"
futureadjective
a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened
"future auxiliary"
Wiktionary
futurenoun
The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
Etymology: From futurus, irregular future active participle of sum, from bhū-. Cognate with beo. More at be.
futurenoun
Something that will happen in moments yet to come.
Etymology: From futurus, irregular future active participle of sum, from bhū-. Cognate with beo. More at be.
futurenoun
Goodness in what is yet to come/Something to look foreward to.
There is no future in dwelling on the past.
Etymology: From futurus, irregular future active participle of sum, from bhū-. Cognate with beo. More at be.
futurenoun
Verb tense used to talk about events that will happen in the future; future tense.
Etymology: From futurus, irregular future active participle of sum, from bhū-. Cognate with beo. More at be.
futurenoun
Commodities or stocks bought or sold with the understanding that they will be delivered at a date beyond the current one.
Etymology: From futurus, irregular future active participle of sum, from bhū-. Cognate with beo. More at be.
futureadjective
Having to do with or occurring in the future.
Future generations will either laugh or cry at our stupidity.
Etymology: From futurus, irregular future active participle of sum, from bhū-. Cognate with beo. More at be.
Webster Dictionary
Futureverb
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
Etymology: [F. futur, L. futurus, used as fut. p. of esse to be, but from the same root as E. be. See Be, v. i.]
Futureadjective
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
Etymology: [F. futur, L. futurus, used as fut. p. of esse to be, but from the same root as E. be. See Be, v. i.]
Futureadjective
the possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him
Etymology: [F. futur, L. futurus, used as fut. p. of esse to be, but from the same root as E. be. See Be, v. i.]
Futureadjective
a future tense
Etymology: [F. futur, L. futurus, used as fut. p. of esse to be, but from the same root as E. be. See Be, v. i.]
Freebase
Future
The future is the indefinite time period after the present. Its arrival is considered inevitable due to the existence of time and the laws of physics. Due to the apparent nature of reality and the unavoidability of the future, everything that currently exists and will exist can be categorized as either permanent, meaning that it will exist for the whole of the future, or temporary, meaning that it won't and thus will come to an end. The future and the concept of eternity have been major subjects of philosophy, religion, and science, and defining them non-controversially has consistently eluded the greatest of minds. It is the opposite of the past. In the Occidental view, which uses a linear conception of time, the future is the portion of the projected time line that is anticipated to occur. In special relativity, the future is considered absolute future, or the future light cone. In physics, time is the fourth dimension of the universe. In the philosophy of time, presentism is the belief that only the present exists and the future and the past are unreal. Religions consider the future when they address issues such as karma, life after death, and eschatologies that study what the end of time and the end of the world will be. Religious figures such as prophets and diviners have claimed to see into the future. Organized efforts to predict or forecast the future may have derived from observations by early man of heavenly objects.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Future
fūt′ūr, adj. about to be: that is to come: (gram.) expressing what will be.—n. time to come.—n. Fut′ure-per′fect (gram.), a tense expressing action viewed as past in reference to an assumed future time (L. amavero=I shall have loved).—v.i. Fut′urise, to form the future tense.—ns. Fut′urist, one whose chief interests are in what is to come; Futurition (-ish′un), future existence: accomplishment; Futur′ity, time to come: an event or state of being yet to come. [Fr.,—L. futurus, fut.p. of esse, to be.]
Editors Contribution
future
A moment of known time.
The future is easily created from the present.
Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Future' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #694
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Future' in Written Corpus Frequency: #819
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Future' in Nouns Frequency: #254
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Future' in Adjectives Frequency: #147
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Future in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Future in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Future in a Sentence
This new Trump-Pence ticket stands in dramatic contrast to Hillary Clinton’s vision of our future - one where we are stronger together, where unity prevails over division and the economy works for all Americans, not just those at the top.
Don’t over pour your glass of wisdom when preparing and aspiring for matters of the future. Leave room in the glass in order to allow joy to enter life today. RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo) – 2001
Freedom guides our policy, the freedom to choose independently our future and the future of our children. We believe that all the peoples living in today's Galician Ukraine, anyone who want to do this, must be able to enjoy this right to make a free choice.
We must accept this result, and then look to the future, donald Trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead.
We're talking with various partners. I think we'll be able to decide something in the not-too-distant future.
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Translations for Future
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- toekomsAfrikaans
- مستقبلArabic
- gələcəkAzerbaijani
- киләсәкBashkir
- будучыняBelarusian
- бъдещ, бъдеще, бъдеще времеBulgarian
- ভবিষ্যৎBengali
- dazont, amzer-da-zontBreton
- futurCatalan, Valencian
- budoucí, budoucnostCzech
- dyfodolWelsh
- fremtidig, fremtidDanish
- Zukunft, Futur, zukünftigGerman
- μέλλον, μέλλων, μελλοντικόςGreek
- estonteco, estonto, futuroEsperanto
- futuro, porvenir, venideroSpanish
- tulevikEstonian
- gerokoBasque
- آینده, آتیهPersian
- tulevaisuus, tulevaFinnish
- framtíðFaroese
- avenir, futurFrench
- todhchaíIrish
- àm ri teachdScottish Gaelic
- futuroGalician
- ભવિષ્યકાળGujarati
- עתיד, עתידיHebrew
- भविष्यHindi
- jövő, jövő időHungarian
- ապագա, գալիքArmenian
- futur, futuroInterlingua
- masa depanIndonesian
- futuroIdo
- framtíðIcelandic
- futuro, avvenireItalian
- עָתִידִיHebrew
- 未来, 将来Japanese
- მომავალიGeorgian
- болашақ, келешекKazakh
- អនាគតKhmer
- ಭವಿಷ್ಯತ್ಕಾಲKannada
- 장래, 미래, 未來Korean
- دواڕۆژ, پاشهڕۆژKurdish
- келечекKyrgyz
- futurus, futureLatin
- ອານາຄົດLao
- ateitis, būsimasLithuanian
- nākotne, nākotnesLatvian
- muri, āmuaMāori
- иднинаMacedonian
- ирээдүйMongolian
- masa depanMalay
- futurMaltese
- အနာဂတ်Burmese
- toekomst, toekomstigDutch
- framtidig, framtidNorwegian
- futurOccitan
- ଭବିଷ୍ୟତOriya
- przyszłość, przyszłyPolish
- futuro, vindouroPortuguese
- avegnir, avagnir, futur, avigneirRomansh
- viitorRomanian
- будущий, грядущее, будущееRussian
- भविष्यSanskrit
- budućnost, budući, будућностSerbo-Croatian
- ඉදිරියSinhala, Sinhalese
- budúcnosťSlovak
- prihodnji, prihodnost, bodočnostSlovene
- e ardhmeAlbanian
- framtidSwedish
- எதிர்காலம்Tamil
- భవిష్యత్తు, భవిష్య, భావిTelugu
- ояндаTajik
- อนาคตThai
- geljek, ýenekiTurkmen
- kinabukasan, hinaharapTagalog
- gelecekTurkish
- киләчәкTatar
- майбутній, майбутнєUkrainian
- مستقبل, بهوشیهUrdu
- kelajakUzbek
- tương lai, 將來Vietnamese
- fütür, fütürikVolapük
- צוקונפֿטYiddish
- 未来Chinese
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