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ADJECTIVE | 1 | future | Yet to be or coming |
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2 | future | Effective in or looking toward the future | |
3 | future, later, ulterior | Coming at a subsequent time or stage | |
4 | future, next, succeeding | (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving | |
5 | future | A verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened | |
NOUN | 1 | future, hereafter, futurity, time to come | The time yet to come |
2 | future, future tense | A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future | |
3 | future | Bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date |
Sounds | fyuw'cher |
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Rhymes | acupuncture, adventure, agriculture / Agriculture, and 99 more rhymes in cher at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Yet to be or coming. |
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Examples | "some future historian will evaluate him" |
Attribute of | timing |
Similar | approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming; coming, future day; early; emerging, rising; in store; prospective; proximo, prox |
See also | incoming; prospective |
Contrary | past; present |
Meaning | Effective in or looking toward the future. |
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Examples | "he was preparing for future employment opportunities" |
Similar to | prospective |
Meaning | Coming at a subsequent time or stage. |
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Examples | "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill" |
Synonyms | later, ulterior |
Similar to | subsequent |
Meaning | (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving. |
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Synonyms | next, succeeding |
Similar to | incoming |
Meaning | A verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened. |
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Examples | "future auxiliary" |
Category | grammar |
Nouns | future |
Meaning | The time yet to come. |
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Synonyms | hereafter, futurity, time to come |
Narrower | kingdom come; by-and-by; offing; tomorrow |
Broader | time |
Contrary | past, past times, yesteryear, yore |
Meaning | A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future. |
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Synonyms | future tense |
Broader | tense |
Adjectives | future |
Meaning | Bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date. |
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Narrower | oil future, petroleum future; soybean future; wheat future |
Broader | commodity, trade goods, goods |