future
/ˈfjuːt͡ʃə//ˈfjuːt͡ʃɚ/
noun
- 1
The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
- 2
Something that will happen in moments yet to come.
- 3
Goodness in what is yet to come. Something to look forward to.
“There is no future in dwelling on the past.”
- 4
The likely prospects for or fate of someone or something in time to come.
- 5
(grammar) Verb tense used to talk about events that will happen in the future; future tense.
- 6
An object that retrieves the value of a promise.
- 7
A minor-league prospect.
adjective
- 1
Having to do with or occurring in the future.
“Future generations will either laugh or cry at our stupidity.”
Synonyms
noun
- 1
Short for futures contract.
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