Future

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: fu=ture

CIDE DICTIONARY

Future, a. [F. futur, L. futurus, used as fut. p. of esse to be, but from the same root as E. 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.  [1913 Webster]

Future tense (Gram.), the tense or modification of a verb which expresses a future act or event.

Future, n. [Cf. F. futur. See Future, 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.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
•  The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him.  [1913 Webster]
•  A future tense.  [1913 Webster]

To deal in futures, to speculate on the future values of merchandise or stocks. [Brokers' cant]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Future, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 a going or expected to happen or be or become (his future career). b that will be something specified (my future wife). c that will be after death (a future life).
2 a of time to come (future years). b Gram. (of a tense or participle) describing an event yet to happen.
--n.
1 time to come (past, present, and future).
2 what will happen in the future (the future is uncertain).
3 the future condition of a person, country, etc.
4 a prospect of success etc. (there's no future in it).
5 Gram. the future tense.
6 (in pl.) Stock Exch. a goods and stocks sold for future delivery. b contracts for these.

Idiom

for the future = in future. future perfect Gram. a tense giving the sense will have done. future shock inability to cope with rapid progress. in future from now onwards.

Derivative

futureless adj.

Etymology

ME f. OF futur -ure f. L futurus future part. of esse be f. stem fu- be

DEVIL DICTIONARY

Future

n. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.

THESAURUS

Future

Friday, Friday the thirteenth, about to be, affianced, aftertime, afterward, already in sight, aorist, appointed lot, approaching, astral influences, astrology, at hand, betrothed, book of fate, brewing, bride-to-be, by-and-by, close, close at hand, coming, constellation, cup, desired, destinal, destination, destined, destiny, determined, dies funestis, doom, durative, emergent, end, eventual, expected, extrapolated, fatal, fatality, fate, fated, fatidic, fiance, fiancee, following, foredoom, forthcoming, fortune, future perfect, futuristic, gathering, going to happen, hereafter, historical present, hoped-for, ides of March, immediate, imminent, impendent, impending, imperfect, in danger imminent, in prospect, in reserve, in store, in the cards, in the offing, in the wind, in view, inevitability, instant, intended, kismet, later, looming, lot, lowering, lurking, menacing, moira, near, near at hand, nearing, offing, on the horizon, overhanging, past, past perfect, perfect, planets, planned, plotted, pluperfect, point tense, portion, predicted, preparing, present, present perfect, preterit, probable, progressive tense, projected, prophesied, prospective, stars, subsequent, tense, that will be, threatening, time to come, to come, to-be, tomorrow, ultimate, unborn, unlucky day, upcoming, waiting, weird, wheel of fortune, will of Heaven

ROGET THESAURUS

Future

Posteriority

N posteriority, succession, sequence, following, subsequence, supervention, futurity, successor, sequel, remainder, reversion, subsequent, posterior, following, after, later, succeeding, postliminious, postnate, postdiluvial, postdiluvian, puisne, posthumous, future, afterdinner, postprandial, subsequently, after, afterwards, since, later, at a subsequent, at a later period, at a later date, next, in the sequel, close upon, thereafter, thereupon, upon which, eftsoons, from that time, from that moment, after a while, after a time, in process of time.

Futurity

N futurity, futurition, future, hereafter, time to come, approaching time, coming time, subsequent time, after time, approaching age, coming age, subsequent age, after age, approaching days, coming days, subsequent days, after days, approaching hours, coming hours, subsequent hours, after hours, approaching ages, coming ages, subsequent ages, after ages, approaching life, coming life, subsequent life, after life, approaching years, coming years, subsequent years, after years, morrow, millennium, doomsday, day of judgment, crack of doom, remote future, approach of time advent, time drawing on, womb of time, destiny, eventuality, heritage, heirs posterity, prospect, foresight, future, to come, coming, next, near, close at hand, eventual, ulterior, in prospect, prospectively, hereafter, in future, kal, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, in course of time, in process of time, in the fullness of time, eventually, ultimately, sooner or later, proximo, paulo post futurum, in after time, one of these days, after a time, after a while, from this time, henceforth, henceforwards, thence, thenceforth, thenceforward, whereupon, upon which, soon, on the eve of, on the point of, on the brink of, about to, close upon, quid sit futurum cras fuge quaerere, futurity, futurition, future, hereafter, time to come, approaching time, coming time, subsequent time, after time, approaching age, coming age, subsequent age, after age, approaching days, coming days, subsequent days, after days, approaching hours, coming hours, subsequent hours, after hours, approaching ages, coming ages, subsequent ages, after ages, approaching life, coming life, subsequent life, after life, approaching years, coming years, subsequent years, after years, morrow, millennium, doomsday, day of judgment, crack of doom, remote future, approach of time advent, time drawing on, womb of time, destiny, eventuality, heritage, heirs posterity, prospect, foresight, future, to come, coming, next, near, close at hand, eventual, ulterior, in prospect, prospectively, hereafter, in future, kal, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, in course of time, in process of time, in the fullness of time, eventually, ultimately, sooner or later, proximo, paulo post futurum, in after time, one of these days, after a time, after a while, from this time, henceforth, henceforwards, thence, thenceforth, thenceforward, whereupon, upon which, soon, on the eve of, on the point of, on the brink of, about to, close upon, quid sit futurum cras fuge quaerere.

Destiny

N destiny, future existence, post existence, hereafter, future state, next world, world to come, after life, futurity, everlasting life, everlasting death, life beyond the grave, world beyond the grave, prospect, impending, destined, about to be, happen, coming, in store, to come, going to happen, instant, at hand, near, near, close at hand, over hanging, hanging over one's head, imminent, brewing, preparing, forthcoming, int he wind, on the cards, in reserve, that will, is to be, in prospect, looming in the distance, horizon, future, unborn, in embryo, int he womb of time, futurity, pregnant, in time, the long run, all in good time, eventually, whatever may happen, as chance would have it.