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No one knows exactly what will happen in the future.
What does Future mean?
The future is the time after now and what may happen then.
Dictionary definition
The future is the time after the present or the events expected to happen then. It can also mean someone's prospects for later success. As an adjective, future describes something that will exist or happen later. In finance, futures are agreements to buy or sell something later at a price fixed now.
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Future in a sentence
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We are saving the seeds for a future garden.
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Learning new skills can create more choices for your future.
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English uses will, be going to, and other forms to talk about future time.
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Wheat futures let buyers and sellers agree now on a price for later delivery.
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What does future mean in “The library’s future looks bright” ?
Here future means the library's expected later development or success.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses future as an adjective?
Future describes the noun students as people who will study later.
Practice 3
Which statement about future time in English is most accurate?
English expresses future time in several ways; many grammar guides therefore discuss future forms rather than one single future tense.
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WordFuture.
Partnoun, adjective.
MeaningFuture means The future is the time after now and what may happen then.
ExampleExample: No one knows exactly what will happen in the future.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- fyoo · cher
- Strongest beat
- fyoo
- Ending
- cher
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on fyoo.
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Synonyms
Words like Future
time to comeA close equivalent when future means the period after the present.
laterClose when future describes a time after now, though later is usually an adverb or adjective.
prospectsClose when a person's or project's future means its chances of success or continuation.
upcomingClose when future describes an event expected relatively soon.
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Word family
Future word family
Base word
future
noun
futures
Possible later outcomes or, in finance, contracts for buying or selling at a later date.
adjective
futuristic
Designed to seem advanced or as if it belongs to the future.
noun
futurist
A person who studies or imagines possible future developments.
noun
futurity
A formal word for future time or the state of being in the future.
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Hint for students
Look for time after now, an expected event, later prospects, grammar, or a specialized financial agreement.
Common mix-up
Future does not mean tomorrow only; it can be any later time. English has several ways to express future time, so some grammar systems avoid calling future a single verb tense.
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Students sort statements into near future, distant future, personal prospects, adjective use, grammar, and finance, then revise one prediction to show whether it is a plan or a guess.
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Compare the future, a future event, someone's future, future forms in grammar, and commodity futures. Ask which clue selects each meaning.
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