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Future

4 entries found.
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. ``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]
From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]
future
     adj 1: yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate
            him" [ant: {past}, {present(a)}]
     2: effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing
        for future employment opportunities"
     3: 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" [syn: {future(a)}, {later(a)}, {ulterior}]
     4: (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next
        president" [syn: {future(a)}, {next}, {succeeding(a)}]
     5: (grammar) a verb tense or other formation referring to
        events or states that have not yet happened; "future
        auxiliary"
     n 1: the time yet to come [syn: {hereafter}, {futurity}, {time to
          come}] [ant: {past}]
     2: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
        [syn: {future tense}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [delvis]
FUTURE, n.  That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our
friends are true and our happiness is assured.
                                  G

Future

4 entries found.
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. ``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]
From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]
future
     adj 1: yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate
            him" [ant: {past}, {present(a)}]
     2: effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing
        for future employment opportunities"
     3: 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" [syn: {future(a)}, {later(a)}, {ulterior}]
     4: (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next
        president" [syn: {future(a)}, {next}, {succeeding(a)}]
     5: (grammar) a verb tense or other formation referring to
        events or states that have not yet happened; "future
        auxiliary"
     n 1: the time yet to come [syn: {hereafter}, {futurity}, {time to
          come}] [ant: {past}]
     2: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
        [syn: {future tense}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [delvis]
FUTURE, n.  That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our
friends are true and our happiness is assured.
                                  G