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Meaning of 'future'
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. [ a.]- 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. [ v. i.]Meaning of 'future' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. future [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened
- 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
- yet to be or coming
Example in sentence:
- some future historian will evaluate him
2. future [ s]
[ s]Meaning (3):
- effective in or looking toward the future
- 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
- (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
Example in sentence:
- our next president
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