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fu·ture
(fyo͞o′chər)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. often futures A financial instrument that obligates the holder to buy or sell an asset at a set price on a specified date in the future: a market for copper futures.
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 futūrus, about to be; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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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. (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
6. in future from now on; henceforth
adj
7. that is yet to come or be
8. of or expressing time yet to come
9. (prenominal) destined to become: a future president.
10. (Grammar) grammar in or denoting the future as a tense of verbs
[C14: from Latin fūtūrus about to be, from esse to be]
ˈfutureless adj
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fu•ture
(ˈfyu tʃər)n.
1. time that is to be or come hereafter.
2. something that will exist or happen in time to come: to foresee the future.
3. a condition, esp. of success or failure, to come: to tell someone's future.
4.
a. the future tense.
b. a verb form or construction in the future tense.
5. Usu., futures. commodities bought and sold speculatively for future delivery.
adj. 6. being or coming hereafter: future events.
7. pertaining to or connected with time to come: one's future plans.
8. of, pertaining to, or being a verb tense, form, or construction that refers to events or states in time to come.
[1325–75; Middle English futur < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin fūtūrus about to be (future participle of esse to be)]
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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.
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Future
See Also: TIME, SUCCESS, DESTRUCTION, ADVANCING
- Can see about as far ahead as a goat —Harold Adams
- Doomed like a moth —Dame Edith Sitwell
- A dreadful prospect, like losing your potency —Harvey Swados
- The future comes like an unwelcome guest —Edmund Gosse
- The future grows like a scar —Philip Levine
- The future is an opaque mirror. Anyone who tries to look into it sees nothing but the dim outlines of an old and worried face —Jim Bishop, New York Journal-American, October 15, 1959
- The future is like heaven; everyone exalts it but no one wants to go there now —James Baldwin
- The future was like a sunny road that wandered through a wide-flung, wooden plain —W. Somerset Maugham
- The future was rushing toward her like the jaws of a trap snapping shut —A. E. Maxwell
- Great promise [of a brilliant career] … faded like his imagination —Marguerite Young
- He would fly, if he could, fly in search of a future like a sycamore seed —Louis MacNeice
- The years stretched before her like some vast blank page spread out to receive the record of her toil —Edith Wharton
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| 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) |
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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
1. 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]
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future
nounadjective
Being or occurring in the time ahead:
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Translations
مُسْتَقْبَلمَسْتَقْبَليالمُسْتَقْبَل
бъдещбъдеще
budoucnostbudoucíbudoucí čas
fremtidfremtidig
estontecoestontofuturo
tulevik
tulevatulevaisuusfutuuri
budućibudućnostfutur
jövõjövőjövõ idejûjövõ idõjövő idő
framtíîframtíîar-
未来未来の
미래미래의
ateitisbūsimasisbūsimasis laikasbūsimojo laiko
darbības vārda nākotnedarbības vārda nākotnes-nākamaisnākotnenākotnes-
przyszłośćprzyszłyczas przyszły
viitor
budúci časbudúcnosť
prihodnostprihodnji
framtidframtidafuturum
ภายหน้าอนาคต
gelecekgelecek zamangeleceğe ait
tương laitrong tương lai
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
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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
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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
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future
[ˈfjuːtʃəʳ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
future
(ˈfjuːtʃə) noun1. (what is going to happen in) the time to come. He was afraid of what the future might bring; (also adjective) his future wife.
2. (a verb in) the future tense.
adjective (of a tense of a verb) indicating an action which will take place at a later time.
in future adverb after this; from now on. Don't do that in future.
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future
→ مُسْتَقْبَل 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 ภายหน้า, อนาคต gelecek trong tương lai, tương lai 未来, 未来的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
future
n. futuro, porvenir.
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