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| fu·ture [ fychər ] |
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1. time to come: time that has yet to come
  saving money for the future
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2. happenings to come: events that have not yet happened
The future will be shaped by our advancing technology.
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3. expected forthcoming condition: an expected or projected state
Her future is bleak.
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4. grammar tense referring to things to come: the tense or form of a verb used to refer to events that are going to happen or have not yet happened
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plural noun fu·tures |
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finance commodities traded for later delivery: goods or stocks sold for future delivery, or the contracts for them
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adjective |
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1. yet to occur: expected to be or happen at a time still to come
my future sister-in-law
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2. grammar of tense expressing future: describes a verb form or tense that expresses actions or states that are going to happen or have not yet happened
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin futurus "going to be"] |
