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future definition
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Grep of noun future future future perfect future perfect tense future progressive future progressive tense future tense futures contract futures exchange futures market oil future petroleum future soybean future wheat future Overview of noun future The noun future has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (46) future, hereafter, futurity, time to come -- (the time yet to come) 2. (2) future, future tense -- (a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future) 3. future -- (bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date) Overview of adj future The adj future has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (12) future -- (yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him") 2. (4) future -- (effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities") 3. (4) future, later ulterior -- (coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument") 4. (3) future, next succeeding -- ((of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president") 5. future -- ((grammar) a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary") Antonyms of adj future 4 of 5 senses of future Sense 1 future (vs. past) (vs. present) past (vs. present) (vs. future) => ancient => bygone, bypast, departed, foregone, gone => chivalric, knightly, medieval => earlier => early(postnominal), former(postnominal), other(postnominal) => erstwhile(postnominal), former(postnominal), once(postnominal), onetime(postnominal), quondam(postnominal), sometime(postnominal) => ex(postnominal) => former(postnominal), late(postnominal), previous(postnominal) => historic, historical => last(postnominal) => late(postnominal), recent => old => olden => prehistoric, prehistorical => then(postnominal) => ultimo, ult => ago, agone => other(postnominal) present(postnominal) (vs. future) (vs. past) => existing => immediate => instant, inst => latter-day Sense 2 future INDIRECT (VIA prospective) -> retrospective Sense 3 future(postnominal), later(postnominal), ulterior INDIRECT (VIA subsequent) -> antecedent, preceding Sense 4 future(postnominal), next succeeding(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA incoming) -> outgoing Similarity of adj future 5 senses of future Sense 1 future (vs. past) (vs. present) => approaching, coming(postnominal), forthcoming, upcoming => coming(postnominal), future day => early => in store(prenominal) => prospective(postnominal) => proximo, prox => emerging, rising Also See-> incoming#1; prospective#1 Sense 2 future => prospective (vs. retrospective) Sense 3 future(postnominal), later(postnominal), ulterior => subsequent (vs. antecedent) Sense 4 future(postnominal), next succeeding(postnominal) => incoming (vs. outgoing) Sense 5 future Pertains to noun future (Sense 2) =>future, future tense => tense Attributes of adj future 1 of 5 senses of future Sense 1 future (vs. past) (vs. present) => timing Familiarity of adj future future used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj future future future day futureless Overview of noun future The noun future has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (46) future, hereafter, futurity, time to come -- (the time yet to come) 2. (2) future, future tense -- (a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future) 3. future -- (bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date) Overview of adj future The adj future has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (12) future -- (yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him") 2. (4) future -- (effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities") 3. (4) future, later ulterior -- (coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument") 4. (3) future, next succeeding -- ((of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president") 5. future -- ((grammar) a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary")
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