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   future

   /ˈfjuːtʃə/

   noun

   • 1. a period of time following the moment of speaking or writing; time regarded as still to come: "we plan on getting married in the near future" Similar time to cometime aheadwhat lay/lies aheadcoming timesthe fullness of timeformal:hereafterOpposite past
   • ▪ events that will or are likely to happen in time to come: "nobody can predict the future"
   • ▪ the likely prospects for or fate of someone or something in time to come: "MPs will debate the future of the railways" Similar destinyfatefortunedoomprospectsexpectationschanceslikely success/advancement/improvement
   • ▪ a prospect of success or happiness: "he'd decided that there was no future in the gang"
   • ▪ a tense expressing an action that has not yet happened.
   • 2. contracts for assets (especially commodities or shares) bought at agreed prices but delivered and paid for later.

   adjective

   • 1. at a later time; going or likely to happen or exist: "the needs of future generations" Similar laterfollowingensuingsucceedingsubsequentupcomingto comecomingOpposite past
   • ▪ (of a person) planned or destined to hold a specified position: "his future wife" Similar destinedintendedplannedto beprospectiveexpectedanticipated
   • ▪ existing after death: "heaven and the future life with Christ"
   • ▪ (of a tense) expressing an action that has not yet happened.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin futurus, future participle of esse ‘be’ (from the stem fu-, ultimately from a base meaning ‘grow, become’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. futureless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › futureFuture Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : time that is to come. b. : what is going to happen. 2. : an expectation of advancement or progressive development.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFUTURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FUTURE definition: 1. a period of time that is to come: 2. the form of a verb that you use when talking about…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFUTURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The future is the period of time that will come after the present, or the things that will happen then. The spokesman said no decision on the proposal was likely in the immediate future. He was making plans for the future.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › futureFUTURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FUTURE meaning: 1. a period of time that is to come: 2. the form of a verb that you use when talking about…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › futureFuture - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   future. /ˈfjutʃər/. /ˈfjutʃə/. IPA guide. Other forms: futures; futurely. A time that hasn’t happened yet is the future. You're reading this in the present, and what you read by clicking on the link for the next screen will happen in the future, i.e., in the time ahead.

7. www.britannica.com › dictionary › futureFuture Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   FUTURE meaning: 1 : the period of time that will come after the present time usually used with the; 2 : the events that will happen after the present time

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › futureFuture - definition of future by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. the time yet to come. 2. undetermined events that will occur in that time. 3. the condition of a person or thing at a later date: the future of the school is undecided. 4. likelihood of later improvement or advancement: he has a future as a singer. 5. (Grammar) grammar.