Definitions for Future
ˈfyu tʃərFu·ture

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. future(noun)

   bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date

2. future, future tense(noun)

   a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

3. future, hereafter, futurity, time to come(noun)

   the time yet to come

4. future, next, succeeding(adj)

   (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving

   "our next president"

5. future(adj)

   yet to be or coming

   "some future historian will evaluate him"

6. future(adj)

   effective in or looking toward the future

   "he was preparing for future employment opportunities"

7. future(adj)

   a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened

   "future auxiliary"

Wiktionary(2.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. future(Noun)

   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.

2. future(Noun)

   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.

3. future(Noun)

   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.

4. future(Noun)

   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.

5. future(Noun)

   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.

6. future(Adjective)

   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(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Future(verb)

   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.]

2. Future(adj)

   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.]

3. Future(adj)

   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.]

4. Future(adj)

   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(4.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Future' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #694

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Future' in Written Corpus Frequency: #819

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Future' in Nouns Frequency: #254

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Future' in Adjectives Frequency: #147

How to pronounce Future?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Future in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Future in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Future in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Future in a Sentence

1. Cristiano Amon:

   You should expect in the future to see us talking about integrated platforms that have both millimeter-wave and Wi-Fi 6.

2. Emeasoba George:

   The easiest way to forgive yourself or others and then let go, is just to realize and also to keep on reminding yourself that you can't change your past. Yes! you can't help it. You only have the present moment and the future ahead of you to modify and to your own taste (mark you). ~Emeasoba George

3. John Cornyn:

   Any future promise (of wall money) is illusory at best.

4. Andrea Swartzendruber:

   Relationship factors are important to future individual sexual risk behavior. Young people’s thoughts and perceptions about their sexual relationships and partners may impact their sexual risk behavior and health, explicit discussion about monogamy / non-monogamy expectations and improved communication skills could conceivably reduce concurrent partnerships and in that way reduce STI/HIV risk.

5. Jeb Bush Junior:

   Ayúdennos en tener una campaña que les da la bienvenida--Help us to have a campaign that welcomes you, work with us for the values we share and for a great future that is ours to build for our children.

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