future

fu-ture · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The time that is yet to come.

  2. 2.

    A prospect of success or happiness.

  3. 3.

    (Grammar) A tense expressing actions that will happen.

  4. 4.

    (Finance, plural) Contracts to buy or sell commodities at a future date.

  5. 5.

    Relating to or occurring in time to come.

  6. 6.

    (Grammar) Denoting a tense expressing events yet to happen.

Forms

plural: futures

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    in the future — From now on; at a later time.
  • •
    in the near future — Soon.
  • •
    future perfect — A grammatical tense.
  • •
    for the foreseeable future — For as long as can be predicted.
  • •
    there's no future in — There's no prospect of success in.
  • •
    future-proof — Designed to remain useful over time.

Related words

Antonyms: history, past
See also: past, present, prospect, tomorrow
Synonyms: outlook, prospect, tomorrow

Etymology

From Old French futur, from Latin futurus ("about to be"), the future active participle of esse ("to be").