| Noun | 1. | future - the time yet to cometime - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past kingdom come - the end of time; "you can wet the bed till kingdom come, for all I care" by-and-by - an indefinite time in the future; "he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by" offing - the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing" tomorrow - the near future; "tomorrow's world"; "everyone hopes for a better tomorrow" | |
| 2. | future - a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the futuretense - a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time | |
| 3. | future - bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future datesoybean 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 | |
| Adj. | 1. | future - yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him"incoming - coming in or succeeding or of the future; "incoming class"; "incoming mail"; "the incoming president" prospective - concerned with or related to the future; "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation" past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" present - temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations" | |
| 2. | future - effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities"prospective - concerned with or related to the future; "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation" | |
| 3. | future - 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"subsequent - following in time or order; "subsequent developments" | |
| 4. | future - (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"incoming - coming in or succeeding or of the future; "incoming class"; "incoming mail"; "the incoming president" | |
| 5. | future - a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary"grammar - studies of the formation of basic linguistic units | |