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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 timesOpposite past
    • 2. contracts for assets (especially commodities or shares) bought at agreed prices but delivered and paid for later.

    adjective

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

    There is no future tense in English. We use several different ways to talk about the future. The most common are: … We use be going to + the base form of the verb: … Be going to is commonly used in informal styles. … We use gonna /gənə/ instead of going to in informal contexts, especially in speaking and in song lyrics.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of future – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    FUTURE definition: 1. the time that is to come: 2. In grammar, the future is the form of the verb used to talk about…. Learn more.

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

    The meaning of FUTURE is that is to be; specifically : existing after death.

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

    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. Graeme is a supremely talented cricketer with a splendid future in the game.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › futureFUTURE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Future definition: time that will be or come after the present. See examples of FUTURE used in a sentence.

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

    1. time that is to be or come hereafter. 2. something that will exist or happen in time to come: to foresee the future. 3. a condition, esp. of success or failure, to come: to tell someone's future. 4. a. the future tense. b. a verb form or construction in the future tense. 5.

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

    Future goes back to the Latin root futūrus "about to be," and it is a noun or an adjective referring to things to come. When we hope, we are often imagining what will happen in the future. You might dream of becoming a doctor in the future, or you're looking forward to the weekend, just days away but still in the future.

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

    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

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFUTURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    We use the future continuous to refer to temporary actions and events that will be in progress at a particular time in the future: … Future in the past When we talk about the past, we sometimes want to refer to something which was in the future at the time we were speaking.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › futurefuture | meaning of future in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    future meaning, definition, what is future: likely to happen or exist at a time afte...: Learn more.