Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French and Latin; Middle French futur, from Latin futurus about to be; more at BE
Pronunciation : fyü-ch&r
Function : adjective
Date : 14th century
1. coming time, coming events. coming; that will happen; in the days to come. future\fu"ture\ (?; 135), a. [f. futur, l. futurus, used as fut. p. of esse to be, but from the same root as e. be. see:
be, 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.future tense (gram.), the tense or modification of a verb which expresses a future act or event.future \fu"ture\ , n. [cf. f. futur. see:
future, a.].
2. 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. "lay the future open.".
3. the possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him.
4. (gram.) a future tense.
5. 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.
6. Time to come; time subsequent to the present ; collectively, events that are to happen in time to come.
7. The possibilities of the future; used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him.
8. A future tense. bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future the time yet to come yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him" effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities" a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary".
9. 1. 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 I had little time to think about what the future held for me. ¡Ù past.
10. Future things will happen or exist after the present time. She said if the world did not act conclusively now, it would only bequeath the problem to future generations Meanwhile, the domestic debate on Denmark's future role in Europe rages on. the future King and Queen. for future reference: see:
reference.
11. Someone's future, or the future of something, is what will happen to them or what they will do after the present time. His future as prime minister depends on the outcome of the elections a proposed national conference on the country's political future.
12. If you say that someone or something has a future, you mean that they are likely to be successful or to survive. These abandoned children have now got a future There's no future in this relationship.
13. When people trade in futures, they buy stocks and shares, commodities such as coffee or oil, or foreign currency at a price that is agreed at the time of purchase for items which are delivered some time in the future. This report could spur some buying in corn futures when the market opens today.
14. In grammar, the future tense of a verb is the one used to talk about things that are going to happen. In English, this applies to verb groups consisting of `will' or `shall' and the base form of a verb. The future perfect tense of a verb is used to talk about things that will have happened at some time in the future.
15. You use in future when saying what will happen from now on, which will be different from what has previously happened. The form in the future is sometimes used instead, especially in American English. I asked her to be more careful in future In the future, Mr. Fernandes says, he won't rely on others to handle this.
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