NOUN | time | future, hereafter, futurity, time to come | the time yet to come |
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communication | future, future tense | a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future | |
artifact | future | bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date | |
ADJECTIVE | all | future | yet to be or coming |
all | future | effective in or looking toward the future | |
all | future, next, succeeding | (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving | |
pert | future | a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened / happened |
Sounds | fyuw'cher | |
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Rhymes | acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher... |
Meaning | yet to be or coming. | |
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Example | "some future historian will evaluate him" | |
Attribute of | timing | The time when something happens |
Narrower | approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming | Of the relatively near future |
early | Expected in the near future | |
emerging, rising | Coming to maturity | |
future-day | yet to come | |
in store | In readiness | |
proximo, prox | In or of the next month after the present | |
See also | incoming | Arriving at a place or position |
prospective | Of or concerned with or related to the future | |
Opposite | past | Earlier than the present time |
present | temporal sense | |
Spanish | futuro | |
Catalan | futur | |
Nouns | futurity | the quality of being in or of the future |
futurity | the time yet to come |
Meaning | effective in or looking toward the future. | |
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Example | "he was preparing for future employment opportunities" | |
Broader | prospective | Of or concerned with or related to the future |
Spanish | futuro | |
Catalan | futur | |
Nouns | futurity | the quality of being in or of the future |
futurity | the time yet to come |
Meaning | (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving. | |
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Synonyms | next, succeeding | |
Broader | incoming | Arriving at a place or position |
Spanish | futuro, siguiente, sucesivo | |
Catalan | futur, següent, successiu | |
Nouns | futurity | the quality of being in or of the future |
Meaning | A verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened / happened. | |
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Example | "future auxiliary" | |
Category | grammar | The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
Nouns | future | a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future |
Meaning | The time yet to come. | |
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Synonyms | hereafter, futurity, time to come | |
Narrower | by-and-by | An indefinite time in the future |
kingdom come | The end of time | |
manana | An indefinite time in the future | |
offing | The near or foreseeable future | |
tomorrow | The near future | |
Broader | time | The continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past |
Opposite | past, past times, yesteryear | The time that has elapsed |
Spanish | futuro, mañana, porvenir, venidero | |
Catalan | avenir, esdevenidor, futur |
Meaning | A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future. | |
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Synonym | future tense | |
Broader | tense | A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time |
Spanish | futuro | |
Catalan | futur | |
Adjectives | future | a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened / happened |
Meaning | bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date. | |
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Narrower | oil future, petroleum future | petroleum bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date |
soybean future | soybeans bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date | |
wheat future | wheat bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date | |
Broader | commodity, trade good, good | articles of commerce |
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