Future
Future (?; 135) , adjective
[French futur, Latin futurus, used as fut. p. of esse to be, but from the same root as English 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.
Collocations (1)
Future tense (Grammar) , the tense or modification of a verb which expresses a future act or event.
Future , noun
[Compare French futur. See Future, a.]
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.
2.
The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him.
3.
(Grammar) A future tense.
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To deal in futures , to speculate on the future values of merchandise or stocks. [Brokers' cant]