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future
[ fyoo-cher ]
noun
- time that will be or come after the present:
In the future, the fines for these infractions may be much greater.
- something that will exist or happen in time to come:
The future is rooted in the past.
- a condition, especially of success or failure, to come:
An oracle had predicted the mighty hero's tragic future.
- Grammar. future tense ( def ).
- Usually futures. Stock Exchange. speculative purchases or sales of commodities to be received or delivered later on.
adjective
- coming or happening after the present time:
All these decisions are uncertain, as they depend on future events.
On some future day when you are least expecting it, I will return.
- relating to or connected with time to come:
I’m afraid my future plans are already made, and they don’t include farming.
- Grammar. designating a tense or other verb construction that refers to events or states happening after the present time.
future
/ ˈːʃə /
noun
- the time yet to come
- undetermined events that will occur in that time
- the condition of a person or thing at a later date
the future of the school is undecided
- likelihood of later improvement or advancement
he has a future as a singer
- grammar
- a tense of verbs used when the action or event described is to occur after the time of utterance
- a verb in this tense
- in futurefrom now on; henceforth
adjective
- that is yet to come or be
- of or expressing time yet to come
- prenominal destined to become
a future president
- grammar in or denoting the future as a tense of verbs
Derived Forms
- ˈڳܳٳܰ, adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of future1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of future1
Idioms and Phrases
see in the near future .Example Sentences
And in what was easily the best of his three rookie-season starts so far on Saturday, Sasaki finally laid the foundation that could allow for future growth.
However, his promoter Frank Warren said Joyce needs to have a "real serious think" about his future.
Watanabe's latest, “Lazarus,” calls on familiar hints while transporting us to a future near enough to feel like the present, anxieties included.
Steve and Liz are currently caring for two boys who are progressing "absolutely brilliantly", and are eager to see what the future holds.
The Angels and the city of Anaheim have discussed, debated and twice agreed upon plans to enhance the stadium and secure the team’s future there.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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