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- [fyoo-cher]
- /ˈfyu tʃər/
- /ˈfjuːtʃə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fyoo-cher]
- /ˈfyu tʃər/
Definitions of future word
- noun future time that is to be or come hereafter. 1
- noun future something that will exist or happen in time to come: The future is rooted in the past. 1
- noun future a condition, especially of success or failure, to come: Some people believe a gypsy can tell you your future. 1
- noun future Grammar. the future tense. another future formation or construction. a form in the future, as He will come. 1
- noun future Usually, futures. speculative purchases or sales of commodities for future receipt or delivery. 1
- adjective future that is to be or come hereafter: future events; on some future day. 1
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Origin of future
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English futur Anglo-French, Old French < Latin fūtūrus about to be (future participle of esse to be)
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Parts of speech for Future
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
future popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
future usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for future
adj future
- prospective — of or in the future: prospective earnings.
- subsequent — occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events; Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.
- planned — arranged, organized, or done in accordance with a plan: a planned attack.
- imminent — likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent.
- forthcoming — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
noun future
- prospect — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- outlook — the view or prospect from a particular place.
- millennium — a period of 1000 years.
- destiny — A person's destiny is everything that happens to them during their life, including what will happen in the future, especially when it is considered to be controlled by someone or something else.
- fate — something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot: It is always his fate to be left behind.
adjective future
verb future
- predestine — to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine: He seemed predestined for the ministry.
- inescapable — incapable of being escaped, ignored, or avoided; ineluctable: inescapable responsibilities.
- cupping — the process of applying a cupping glass to the skin
- moirai — Classical Mythology. the personification of fate. Moirai, the Fates.
- predestinate — Theology. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose.
Antonyms for future
adj future
- later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- distant — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
adverb future
- once upon a time — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- instanter — immediately; at once.
- formerly — in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.
- aforetime — formerly
- in nothing flat — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
Top questions with future
- where was back to the future filmed?
- future how it was?
- how many kids does future have?
- where is future from?
- how tall is future?
- how much is future worth?
- what is future net worth?
- how old is future?
- when did back to the future come out?
- when was back to the future made?
- what day did marty go to the future?
- future no matter what?
- what will i look like in the future?
- what is future business leaders of america?
- what year did back to the future come out?
See also
Matching words
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