future

Meanings

Noun

• the time yet to come
• a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
• bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date

Adjective

• yet to be or coming
  • "some future historian will evaluate him"
• a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened
  • "future auxiliary"

Adjective Satellite

• effective in or looking toward the future
  • "he was preparing for future employment opportunities"
• (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving

Synonyms

future tense, futurity, hereafter, next, succeeding, time to come

Antonyms

past, present