future

/ˈfjuːt͡ʃə//ˈfjuːt͡ʃɚ/

noun

  1. 1

    The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.

  2. 2

    Something that will happen in moments yet to come.

  3. 3

    Goodness in what is yet to come. Something to look forward to.

    There is no future in dwelling on the past.
  4. 4

    The likely prospects for or fate of someone or something in time to come.

  5. 5

    (grammar) Verb tense used to talk about events that will happen in the future; future tense.

  6. 6

    An object that retrieves the value of a promise.

  7. 7

    A minor-league prospect.

adjective

  1. 1

    Having to do with or occurring in the future.

    Future generations will either laugh or cry at our stupidity.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    Short for futures contract.

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