'Future' definitions:
Definition of 'future'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him" [ant: past, present(a)]
adjective
Effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities"
adjective
(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president" [syn: future(a), next, succeeding(a)]
adjective
A verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary"
noun
The time yet to come [syn: future, hereafter, futurity, time to come] [ant: past, past times, yesteryear]
noun
A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future [syn: future, future tense]
noun
Bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date
Definition of 'Future'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Future tense (Gram.), the tense or modification of a verb which expresses a future act or event. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Future'
From: GCIDE
- Future \Fu"ture\, n. [Cf. F. futur. See Future, a.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. 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." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Gram.) A future tense. [1913 Webster]
- To deal in futures, to speculate on the future values of merchandise or stocks. [Brokers' cant] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'future'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- about to be,
- affianced,
- aftertime,
- afterward,
- already in sight,
- aorist,
- appointed lot,
- approaching,
- astral influences,
- astrology,
- at hand,
- betrothed,
- book of fate,
- brewing,
- bride-to-be,
- by-and-by,
- close,
- close at hand,
- coming,
- constellation,
- cup,
- desired,
- destinal,
- destination,
- destined,
- destiny,
- determined,
- dies funestis,
- doom,
- durative,
- emergent,
- end,
- eventual,
- expected,
- extrapolated,
- fatal,
- fatality,
- fate,
- fated,
- fatidic,
- fiance,
- fiancee,
- following,
- foredoom,
- forthcoming,
- fortune,
- Friday,
- Friday the thirteenth,
- future perfect,
- futuristic,
- gathering,
- going to happen,
- hereafter,
- historical present,
- hoped-for,
- ides of March,
- immediate,
- imminent,
- impendent,
- impending,
- imperfect,
- in danger imminent,
- in prospect,
- in reserve,
- in store,
- in the cards,
- in the offing,
- in the wind,
- in view,
- inevitability,
- instant,
- intended,
- kismet,
- later,
- looming,
- lot,
- lowering,
- lurking,
- menacing,
- moira,
- near,
- near at hand,
- nearing,
- offing,
- on the horizon,
- overhanging,
- past,
- past perfect,
- perfect,
- planets,
- planned,
- plotted,
- pluperfect,
- point tense,
- portion,
- predicted,
- preparing,
- present,
- present perfect,
- preterit,
- probable,
- progressive tense,
- projected,
- prophesied,
- prospective,
- stars,
- subsequent,
- tense,
- that will be,
- threatening,
- time to come,
- to come,
- to-be,
- tomorrow,
- ultimate,
- unborn,
- unlucky day,
- upcoming,
- waiting,
- weird,
- wheel of fortune,
- will of Heaven
Words containing 'Future'
- Futurable,
- Futurely,
- Futurism,
- Futurities,
- Futurity,
- Future tense,
- To deal in futures,
- future date,
- future day,
- future perfect,
- future progressive,
- futures contract,
- futures exchange,
- futures market,
- oil future,
- petroleum future,
- soybean future,
- wheat future,
- future perfect tense,
- future progressive tense,
- stock-index futures