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  FUTURE, n.  That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our
  friends are true and our happiness is assured.
  
  
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Future tense (Gram.), the tense or modification of a verb
        which expresses a future act or event.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Future \Fu"ture\, n. [Cf. F. futur. See Future, a.]
     [1913 Webster]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of
        prospective success or advancement; as, he had great
        future before him.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Gram.) A future tense.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To deal in futures, to speculate on the future values of
        merchandise or stocks. [Brokers' cant]
        [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 : [ 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: 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]
       3: bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for
          delivery at a specified future date

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  future
     Ιταλικά n.
     ο μέλλοντας (ρηματικός χρόνος)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  future
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr futur)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it futuro  f p)
     Middle English a.
     1 Occurring after the present; (l en future) or upcoming.
     2 (lb enm rare grammar) Having the future tense; grammatically
  marking futureness.
     Middle English n.
     1 (lb enm rare) A (l en future) action or doing; that which happens
  in the future.
     2 (lb enm rare) The future; the time beyond the (l en present).
     Old French n.
     (lb fro grammar) (l en future) (tense)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  future
     a.
     Having to do with or occurring in the future.
     n.
     1 The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
     2 Something that will happen in moments yet to come.
     3 Goodness in what is yet to come. Something to look forward to.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  future
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr futur)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it futuro  f p)
     Middle English a.
     1 Occurring after the present; (l en future) or upcoming.
     2 (lb enm rare grammar) Having the future tense; grammatically
  marking futureness.
     Middle English n.
     1 (lb enm rare) A (l en future) action or doing; that which happens
  in the future.
     2 (lb enm rare) The future; the time beyond the (l en present).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  future
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr futur)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it futuro  f p)
     Middle English a.
     1 Occurring after the present; (l en future) or upcoming.
     2 (lb enm rare grammar) Having the future tense; grammatically
  marking futureness.
     Middle English n.
     1 (lb enm rare) A (l en future) action or doing; that which happens
  in the future.
     2 (lb enm rare) The future; the time beyond the (l en present).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  future
     Ido a.
     tuleva
     Italia a.
     (it-a-taivm f utur e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  future
     Engelska a.
     framtida; som kommer ske senare
     Engelska n.
     1 framtid; tid som ännu ej varit
     2 framtid; en specifik kedja av händelser som skulle kunna inträffa
     3 (tagg grammatik språk=en) futurum, en verbform som används om
  händelser som ännu ägt ej rum; konstrueras i svenska genom att använda
  hjälpverb som ''ska'' eller ''komma att''

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Future
     Tyska n.
     (böjning de subst Futur)

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:deu-bul ]


  Future /ˈfjuːt͡ʃɐ/ 
  фю́чърс
  unbedingtes Termingeschäft

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Future /ˈfjuːt͡ʃɐ/ 
  future, termin, terminskontrakt
  unbedingtes Termingeschäft

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:deu-tur ]


  Future /fˈuːtuːrə/
  gelecek zaman

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  future /fjˈuːtʃə/
  toekoms

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Future /fjˈuːtʃə/
  المستقبل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  future //ˈfjuː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)// 
  бъ́дещ, бъдеще
  having to do with or occurring in the future

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  future //ˈfjuː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)// 
  1. фю́чърс
  finance: agreement to sell
  2. бъ́деще 2.
  goodness in what is yet to come
   3.
  the time ahead
  3. бъ́деще, бъ́деще вре́ме
  something that will happen in moments yet to come