fu·ture (fy  ch r)n. 1. The indefinite time yet to come: will try to do better in the future. 2. Something that will happen in time to come: "The future comes apace" (Shakespeare). 3. A prospective or expected condition, especially one considered with regard to growth, advancement, or development: a business with no future. 4. futures Business Commodities or stocks bought or sold upon agreement of delivery in time to come. 5. Grammar a. The form of a verb used in speaking of action that has not yet occurred or of states not yet in existence. b. A verb form in the future tense. adj. That is to be or to come; of or existing in later time. [Middle English, from Old French futur, from Latin fut  rus, about to be; see bheu- in Indo-European roots.] |
future [ˈfjuːtʃə]
n
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. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar
a. a tense of verbs used when the action or event described is to occur after the time of utterance
b. a verb in this tense
in future from now on; henceforth
adj
1. that is yet to come or be
2. of or expressing time yet to come
3. (prenominal) destined to become a future president
4. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar in or denoting the future as a tense of verbs See also futures
[from Latin fūtūrus about to be, from esse to be]
futureless adj
Future
1. the art of foretelling the future by means of signs; divination.
2. an omen or portent from which the future is foretold. — augur, n. — augurial, adj. — augurous. Obsolete, adj.
2. an omen or portent from which the future is foretold. — augur, n. — augurial, adj. — augurous. Obsolete, adj.
foretelling of the future; soothsaying.
the seeking of life’s meaning and fulfillment in the future, — futurist, n. — futuristic, adj.
Rare. the state or condition of being about to exist.
the art or practice of forecasting trends or developments in politics, science, society, etc.
the act or art of prognostication or divination; soothsaying.
the skill, condition, or an instance of being oracular.
1. the act of forecasting or prophesying.
2. a forecast or prediction. — prognosticator, n. — prognosticative, adj.
2. a forecast or prediction. — prognosticator, n. — prognosticative, adj.
anticipation, as in anticipating or describing a future event. See also argumentation. — proleptic, adj.
clairvoyance or other occult or supernatural knowledge.
1. the act of prophesying.
2. the thing foretold. — vaticinator, n.
2. the thing foretold. — vaticinator, n.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  future - the time yet to come time - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past kingdom come - the end of time; "you can wet the bed till kingdom come, for all I care" by-and-by - an indefinite time in the future; "he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by" offing - the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing" tomorrow - the near future; "tomorrow's world"; "everyone hopes for a better tomorrow" manana - an indefinite time in the future |
| 2. | future - a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future tense - a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time | |
| 3. | future - bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date oil future, petroleum future - petroleum bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date soybean future - soybeans bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date wheat future - wheat 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" incoming - arriving at a place or position; "incoming class"; "incoming mail" prospective - of or concerned with or related to the future; "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"; "a prospective bride"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation" 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" prospective - of or concerned with or related to the future; "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"; "a prospective bride"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation" | |
| 3. | future - (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president" incoming - arriving at a place or position; "incoming class"; "incoming mail" | |
| 4. | future - a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary" grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
future
noun
1. time to come, hereafter, what lies ahead He made plans for the future.
2. prospect, expectation, outlook She has a splendid future in the police force.
adjective
forthcoming, to be, coming, later, expected, approaching, to come, succeeding, fated, ultimate, subsequent, destined, prospective, eventual, ensuing, impending, unborn, in the offing the future King and Queen
forthcoming late, former, past, previous, preceding, erstwhile, bygone, quondam, ex-
forthcoming late, former, past, previous, preceding, erstwhile, bygone, quondam, ex-
in (the) future after this, in times to come I asked her to be more careful in future.
Quotations
"I never think of the future. It comes soon enough" [Albert Einstein]
"I never think of the future. It comes soon enough" [Albert Einstein]
Translations
future [ˈfjuːtʃəʳ]
A. ADJ
1. [husband, generations] → futuro; [plans] → para el futuro
at some future date or time → en un futuro
his future prospects are bleak → sus perspectivas de futuro no son nada halagüeñas
in future years → en los años venideros
see also reference
at some future date or time → en un futuro
his future prospects are bleak → sus perspectivas de futuro no son nada halagüeñas
in future years → en los años venideros
see also reference
B. N
1. → futuro m
who knows what the future holds? → ¿quién sabe lo que nos depara el futuro?
they see schoolchildren as their customers of the future → ven a los niños en edad escolar como sus clientes del futuro
we must look to the future → tenemos que mirar al futuro
in future → de ahora en adelante
in the future → en el futuro
in the near future → en un futuro próximo or cercano
in the not too distant future → en un futuro no muy lejano
who knows what the future holds? → ¿quién sabe lo que nos depara el futuro?
they see schoolchildren as their customers of the future → ven a los niños en edad escolar como sus clientes del futuro
we must look to the future → tenemos que mirar al futuro
in future → de ahora en adelante
in the future → en el futuro
in the near future → en un futuro próximo or cercano
in the not too distant future → en un futuro no muy lejano
2. (= prospects) → futuro m, porvenir m
her future is assured → tiene el futuro or el porvenir asegurado
he believes his future lies in comedy → piensa que su futuro or su porvenir está en la comedia
there's no future in it → no tiene futuro
her future is assured → tiene el futuro or el porvenir asegurado
he believes his future lies in comedy → piensa que su futuro or su porvenir está en la comedia
there's no future in it → no tiene futuro
4. futures (Fin) → futuros mpl
C. CPD the futures market N (Fin) → el mercado de futuros
future [ˈfjuːtʃər]
adj → futur(e)
at some future date → à une date ultérieure
for future reference → comme référence ultérieure
at some future date → à une date ultérieure
for future reference → comme référence ultérieure
n
→ avenir m
What are your plans for the future? → Quels sont vos projets pour l'avenir?
We will have to see what the future holds → Nous verrons ce que l'avenir nous réserve.
There's no future in this idea → Cette idée n'a aucun avenir.
I decided that my future lay in medicine → J'ai décidé que mon avenir est dans la médecine.
the offices of the future → les bureaux du futur
in future → à l'avenir
Be more careful in future → Sois plus prudent à l'avenir.
in the future → à l'avenir
in the immediate future → dans un avenir immédiat
in the near future → dans un avenir proche
in the foreseeable future → dans un avenir prévisible
What are your plans for the future? → Quels sont vos projets pour l'avenir?
We will have to see what the future holds → Nous verrons ce que l'avenir nous réserve.
There's no future in this idea → Cette idée n'a aucun avenir.
I decided that my future lay in medicine → J'ai décidé que mon avenir est dans la médecine.
the offices of the future → les bureaux du futur
in future → à l'avenir
Be more careful in future → Sois plus prudent à l'avenir.
in the future → à l'avenir
in the immediate future → dans un avenir immédiat
in the near future → dans un avenir proche
in the foreseeable future → dans un avenir prévisible
future
n
→ Zukunft f; we will have to see what the future holds → wir müssen abwarten or sehen, was die Zukunft bringt; they look to the future with a certain anxiety → sie blicken mit einer gewissen Angst in die Zukunft; in future → in Zukunft; it won’t happen in the foreseeable/near future → es wird in absehbarer/nächster Zeit nicht passieren; the strikes will continue into the foreseeable future → die Streiks werden auf absehbare Zeit anhalten; in the distant/not too distant future → in ferner/nicht allzu ferner Zukunft; that is still very much in the future → das liegt noch in weiter Ferne; what plans do you have for the future? → was für Zukunftspläne haben Sie?; there is a sound future in publishing → das Verlagswesen hat eine sichere Zukunft; to have a/any future → eine Zukunft haben; no one had any faith in its future → niemand glaubte daran, dass es eine Zukunft hatte; there is a real future for me with this firm → ich habe in dieser Firma glänzende Aussichten; her future lies or is in politics → ihre Zukunft liegt in der Politik; there’s no future in this type of research → diese Art von Forschung hat keine Zukunft
(St Ex) futures pl → Termingeschäfte pl; coffee futures → Terminkontrakte pl → in Kaffee; commodity/financial futures → Waren-/Finanzterminkontrakte pl; futures market → Terminmarkt m, → Terminbörse f
adj attr
generations, husband, wife, king, queen, role → (zu)künftig; at a or some future date → zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt; his future prospects/plans → seine Aussichten/Pläne für die Zukunft, seine Zukunftsaussichten/-pläne; in future years → in den kommenden Jahren; for future reference, … → zu Ihrer Information, …; you can keep it for future reference → Sie können es behalten, um später darauf Bezug zu nehmen; future life → Leben nt → nach dem Tod
future [ˈfjuːtʃəʳ]
future [ˈfjuːtʃəʳ]
2. n → futuro, avvenire m (Gram) → futuro
in future → in futuro
in the near future → in un prossimo futuro
in the immediate future → nell'immediato futuro
there's no future in it → non c'è futuro in questo campo
in future → in futuro
in the near future → in un prossimo futuro
in the immediate future → nell'immediato futuro
there's no future in it → non c'è futuro in questo campo
future [ˈfjuːtʃəʳ]
n future [ˈfjuːtʃə]
1 (what is going to happen in) the time to come He was afraid of what the future might bring; (also adjective ) his future wife. toekoms مُسْتَقْبَل бъдеще budoucnost; budoucí fremtid; fremtidig die Zukunft,(zu-)künftig μέλλον, μελλοντικός futuro tulevik, tulevane آینده tulevaisuus avenir; futur עָתִיד भविष्य budućnost; budući jövő masa depan framtíð futuro 未来 미래 ateitis; būsimasis nākotne; nākotnes-; nākamais masa hadapan toekomst(ig) framtid przyszłość futuro viitor будущее budúcnosť; budúci prihodnost; bodoč budućnost framtid; blivande อนาคต gelecek 將來 майбутність, майбуття آنے والے وقت میں ہونے والے واقعات tương lai 将来
2 (a verb in) the future tense. toekomende tyd المُسْتَقْبَل бъдеще време budoucí čas fremtid die Zukunft μέλλοντας (γραμμ.) futuro tulevik زمان آینده futuuri futur זְמָן עָתִיד भविष्यत काल buduce vrijeme, futur jövő idő bentuk mendatang framtíð futuro 未来形 미래 시제 būsimasis laikas [] nākotne bentuk mendatang toekomende tijd framtid, futurum czas przyszły futuro viitor будущее время budúci čas prihodnjik futur futurum (คำกริยา) ในอนาคตกาล gelecek zaman 將來時 майбутній час مستقبل صیغے کا فعل thời tương lai 将来时
adj
(of a tense of a verb) indicating an action which will take place at a later time. toekomend مَسْتَقْبَلي бъдещ budoucí fremtidig zukünftig που είναι στο μέλλοντα (γραμμ.) futuro tulevane آینده tuleva futur עֲתִידִי भविष्य में budući jövőbeli, jövő idejű bentuk mendatang framtíðar- futuro 未来の 미래의 būsimojo laiko [] nākotnes- bentuk mendatang toekomend framtids-, framtidig, vordende przyszły futuro viitor будущий budúci prihoden budući futural ในอนาคต geleceğe ait 將來的 майбутній ایسے عمل سے متعقل جو بعد میں کیا جاۓ thuộc hoặc xảy ra trong tương lai 将来的
adv in future
after this; from now on Don't do that in future. toekoms في المُسْتَقْبَل за в бъдеще příště fremover in Zukunft στο μέλλον, στο εξής en el futuro, en lo sucesivo tulevikus از این به بعد jatkossa à l'avenir בְּעָתִיד भविष्य में ubuduće, odsada dalje ezután, a jövőben sejak sekarang, lain kali héðan í frá, í framtíðinni in futuro 今後 앞으로는 ateityje nākotnē di masa akan datang in de toekomst for/i framtida w przyszłości daqui em diante în/pe viitor впредь v budúcnosti v prihodnje u budućnosti hädanefter, i fortsättningen ในอนาคต bundan böyle, artık 今後 у майбутньому مستقبل میں trong tương lai; về sau này 今后
future → مستقبل, مستقبلي budoucí, budoucnost fremtid, fremtidig Zukunft, zukünftig μέλλον, μελλοντικός futuro tuleva, tulevaisuus avenir, futur budući, budućnost futuro 未来, 未来の 미래, 미래의 toekomst, toekomstig framtid, framtidig przyszłość, przyszły futuro будущее, будущий framtid, framtida เวลาภายหน้า, ภายหน้า gelecek trong tương lai, tương lai 未来, 未来的
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