future
adjective
1. yet to be or coming
- some future historian will evaluate him
Similar word(s): incoming, approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming, early, emerging, rising, prox, proximo, prospective
2. effective in or looking toward the future
- he was preparing for future employment opportunities
Similar word(s): prospective
3. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
Similar word(s): incoming, next, succeeding
4. a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened
- future auxiliary
Sentences with future as an adjective:
- Future generations will either laugh or cry at our stupidity.
noun
1. the time yet to come
Similar word(s): futurity, hereafter
Definition categories: time
2. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
Definition categories: communication, tense
3. bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date
Definition categories: man–made, commodity, good
Sentences with future as a noun:
- There is no future in dwelling on the past.