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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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   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.

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. 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.

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

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   Someone's future, or the future of something, is what will happen to them or what they will do after the present time.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFUTURE | 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.

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

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   adjective [ always before noun ] uk / ˈfjuːtʃə r/ us. B1. happening or existing in the time that is to come: future plans. in future years. What will we leave for future generations? More examples.

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

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   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.

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

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   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.

10. 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.

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

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