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

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   We use a number of expressions with main verb be when we refer to the future, especially the immediate future. … Be about to We use be about to + base form of the verb to refer to things that we expect to happen very soon.

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

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   The meaning of FUTURE is that is to be; specifically : existing after death. How to use future in a sentence.

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

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   the form of a verb that you use when talking about something that will happen or exist: in the future In the sentence "He will study " the verb phrase "will study " is in the future. Fewer examples. Simon has a clear-sighted vision of the company's future. They don't sound confident about the future of the industry.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › FutureFuture - Wikipedia

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   The future tense refers to actions that have not yet happened, but which are due, expected, or may occur in the future. For example, in the sentence, "She will walk home," the verb "will walk" is in the future tense because it refers to an action that is going to, or may, happen at a point in time beyond the present.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFUTURE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   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.

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

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

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfuture noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of future noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.weforum.org › agenda › 2020What will happen to the world in the next 10 years? | World...

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   One is to accelerate and to intensify some things. For example, consider population aging. Inevitably in a recession, we have fewer babies. The mere postponement of having babies accelerates population aging, so problems related to Social Security and pensions will arrive earlier.

10. 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.

11. 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