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future
noun
1 future
The time yet to come.
synonyms: futurity, hereafter, time to come.
Roget 121:
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
etc.
152;
eventuality.
heritage,
heirs posterity.
prospect
etc.
(expectation)
507;
foresight
etc.
510.
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Dutch: toekomst
Polish: przyszłość, następność
2 future
A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future.
synonym: future tense.
Dutch: parmenides, toekomende tijd
Polish: czas przyszły, futurum
3 future
Bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date.
adjective
1 future
Yet to be or coming.
Roget 152:
impending
etc.
v.;
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
etc.
(expected)
507;
looming in the distance,
horizon,
future;
unborn,
in embryo;
int he womb of time,
futurity;
pregnant
etc.
(producing)
161.
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Polish: przyszły
2 future
Effective in or looking toward the future.
Polish: perspektywiczny
3 future
of elected officers Elected but not yet serving.
synonyms: next, succeeding.
Roget 121:
future,
to come;
coming
etc.
(impending)
152;
next,
near;
close at hand;
eventual,
ulterior;
in prospect
etc.
(expectation)
507.
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Roget 117:
subsequent,
posterior,
following,
after,
later,
succeeding,
postliminious†,
postnate†;
postdiluvial†,
postdiluvian†;
puisne†;
posthumous;
future
etc.
121;
afterdinner,
postprandial.
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4 future
A verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened.
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