Definition of Futre
Fu"ture (?; 135), a. [F. futur,
L. futurus, used as fut. p. of esse to be, but from
the same root as E. be. See Be, v.
i.] That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist
at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future,
to the present.
Future tense (Gram.), the tense or
modification of a verb which expresses a future act or
event.
Fu"ture (?), n. [Cf. F. futur.
See Future, a.]
1. Time to come; time subsequent to the
present (as, the future shall be as the present);
collectively, events that are to happen in time to come. "Lay
the future open." Shak.
2. The possibilities of the future; -- used
especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great
future before him.
3. (Gram.) A future tense.
To deal in futures, to speculate on the
future values of merchandise or stocks. [Brokers' cant]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
FUTURE, n. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our
friends are true and our happiness is assured.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
- Something that will happen in moments yet to come.
There is no future in dwelling on the past.
- (grammatical terminology): verb tense used to talk about events that will happen in the future. future tense
- (finance) (plural) Commodities or stocks bought or sold with the understanding that they will be delivered at a date beyond the current one.
- Having to do with or occurring in the future.
Future generations will either laugh or cry at our stupidity.
French
- feminine of futur
Italian
- feminine plural of futuro
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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