Future : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Future	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
future adj yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him" Antonym(s): past, present(a) effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities" (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president" Synonym(s): future(a), next, succeeding(a) a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary" n the time yet to come [syn: future, hereafter, futurity, time to come] Antonym(s): past, past times, yesteryear a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Synonym(s): future, future tense bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Future \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Future \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. [bd]Lay the future open.[b8] --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]