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   fu·ture

   /ˈfyo͞oCHər/

   noun

   • 1. the time or 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"
   • ▪ used to refer to what will happen to someone or something in the time to come: "a blueprint for the future of American fast food" Similar destinyfatefortunedoomprospectsexpectationschanceslikely success/advancement/improvement
   • ▪ a prospect of success or happiness: "he'd decided that there was no future in the gang"
   • ▪ a tense of verbs expressing events that have not yet happened.
   • 2. short for futures contract

   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: "expectation of a future life"
   • ▪ (of a tense) expressing an event yet to happen.

   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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   used at the beginning or end of a sentence in which there is a decision about a plan of action or a warning: Could you be more careful in future? See more. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. future noun (MONEY)

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

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   used at the beginning or end of a sentence in which there is a decision about a plan of action or a warning: Could you be more careful in the future? See more. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. future noun (MONEY)

5. 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.

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

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   happening or existing in the time that is to come: future plans. in future years. What will we leave for future generations? More examples.

7. 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.

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

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   adjective. yet to be or coming. “some future historian will evaluate him” synonyms: incoming. arriving at a place or position. approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming. of the relatively near future. future day. yet to come. early. expected in the near future. emerging, rising. coming to maturity. in store. in readiness; awaiting.

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.