Thesaurus: future

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1. 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.
2. a. 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.
3. a. The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him.
4. a. A future tense.
5. adj. yet to be or coming
6. adj. effective in or looking toward the future
7. adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
8. adj. a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened
9. n. the time yet to come
10. n. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
11. n. bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date
12. 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. Future tense (Gram.), the tense or modification of a verb which expresses a future act or event. 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." Shak. 2. The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him. 3. (Gram.) A future tense. To deal in futures, to speculate on the future values of merchandise or stocks. [Brokers' cant]