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Meaning of 'future' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Future [ a.]
- 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.
- The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him.
- A future tense.
2 . Future [ v. i.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'future' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . future [ a]
Meaning (1):
- a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened
Example in sentence:
  • future auxiliary
Meaning (2):
- yet to be or coming
Example in sentence:
  • some future historian will evaluate him
3 . future [ s]
Meaning (3):
- effective in or looking toward the future
Example in sentence:
  • he was preparing for future employment opportunities
Meaning (4):
- (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
Example in sentence:
  • our next president

Nearby Words:

futchel futile futilely futility futilous futtock futurable futureless futurely futurist

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