| a. | 1. | That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present;
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| 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. | ||||
| 2. | The possibilities of the future; - used especially of prospective success or advancement; | ||||
| 3. | (Gram.) A future tense.
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| Noun | 1. | future - the time yet to come Antonyms: |
| 2. | future - a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Synonyms: future tense | |
| 3. | future - bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date | |
| Adj. | 1. | future - yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him" Antonyms: past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" present - temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations" |
| 2. | future - effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities" | |
| 3. | future - coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument" | |
| 4. | future - (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president" Synonyms: next, succeeding | |
| 5. | future - a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary" |