English dictionary
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English adjective: future | |||
| 1. | future yet to be or coming | ||
| Samples | Some future historian will evaluate him. | ||
| Similar | approaching, coming, early, emerging, forthcoming, future day, in store, prox, proximo, rising, upcoming | ||
| See also | incoming, prospective | ||
| Attribute | timing | ||
| Antonyms | past, present | ||
| 2. | future effective in or looking toward the future | ||
| Samples | He was preparing for future employment opportunities. | ||
| Similar | prospective | ||
| Antonyms | retrospective | ||
| 3. | future (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving | ||
| Samples | Our next president. | ||
| Synonyms | next, succeeding | ||
| Similar | incoming | ||
| Antonyms | outgoing | ||
| 4. | future a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened | ||
| Samples | Future auxiliary. | ||
| Domain category | grammar | ||
English noun: future | |||
| 1. | future (time) the time yet to come | ||
| Synonyms | futurity, hereafter, time to come | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | time | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | by-and-by, kingdom come, manana, offing, tomorrow | ||
| Antonyms | past, past times, yesteryear | ||
| 2. | future (communication) a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future | ||
| Synonyms | future tense | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tense | ||
| 3. | future (artifact) bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commodity, good, trade good | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | oil future, petroleum future, soybean future, wheat future | ||
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