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future
- /ˈfjuː.t͡ʃəː/ UK
- [ˈfjʊu̯.t͡ʃəː] UK
- /ˈfju.t͡ʃɚ/ US
- [ˈfjʊu̯.t͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈfjʊu̯.t͡ʃɹ̩] US
Rhymes with -uːtʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English future, futur, from Old French futur, from Latin futūrus, irregular future active participle of sum (“to be”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to become, be”). Cognate with Old English bēo (“to become, will be; to be”). More at be. Doublet of futur. Displaced native Old English tōweard, which took on a different meaning as toward, and Middle English afterhede (“future”, literally “afterhood”) in the given sense.
noun futures
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The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
This solitary attitude stems in part from a deep sense of fatalism and futility, a profound social effect of the genophage that caused krogan numbers to dwindle to a relative handful. Not only are they angry that the entire galaxy seems out to get them, the krogan are also generally pessimistic abou
Similar: to-come
- Something that will happen in moments yet to come.
- Goodness in what is yet to come. Something to look forward to. There is no future in dwelling on the past.
- The likely prospects for or fate of someone or something in time to come. Again, it's unlikely they will return to traffic, but futures have been secured for four that will be heading to heritage railways [...].
- Verb tense used to talk about events that will happen in the future; future tense.
- Alternative form of futures
- An object that retrieves the value of a promise.
- A minor-league prospect.
Similar: toward
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: futurity, hereafter, early, subsequent, later, forthcoming, upcoming, succeeding, proximo, prospective, next, future tense, incoming, ulterior, coming, emerging
noun
Similar: toward
Translations
Every language
noun the time ahead
| Español | futuro, porvenir |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 미래 mirae, 장래 jangnae |
| 日本語 | 未来 mirai, 将来 shōrai |
| 中文 | 未來 /未来 wèilái, 將來 /将来 jiānglái |
| हिन्दी | भविष्य bhaviṣya, भविष्यकाल bhaviṣyakāl, मुस्तकबिल mustakbil, मुस्तक़बिल mustaqbil, आइंदा āindā |
| Português | futuro |
| Français | avenir, futur |
| Deutsch | Zukunft |
| Italiano | futuro, avvenire |
| Ελληνικά | μέλλον méllon |
| Română | viitor |
| Русский | бу́дущее búduščeje, гряду́щее grjadúščeje |
| Tiếng Việt | tương lai |
| العربية | مُسْتَقْبَل mustaqbal |
| עברית | עָתִיד 'atíd |
noun something that will happen in moments yet to come
| 中文 | 未來 /未来 wèilái, 將來 /将来 jiānglái |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | भविष्य bhaviṣya |
| Português | futuro |
| Français | futur |
| Deutsch | Futur, Zukunft |
| Italiano | futuro |
| Ελληνικά | μέλλον méllon |
| Română | viitor |
| Русский | бу́дущее búduščeje |
| עברית | עָתִיד atíd |
adj having to do with or occurring in the future
| Español | futuro, venidero |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | भविष्य bhaviṣya |
| Português | futuro, vindouro |
| Français | futur |
| Deutsch | zukünftig, künftig |
| Italiano | futuro |
| Ελληνικά | μελλοντικός mellontikós, μέλλων méllon |
| Română | viitor |
| Русский | бу́дущий búduščij, гряду́щий grjadúščij |
| العربية | مُسْتَقْبَلِيّ mustaqbaliyy, مُسْتَقْبَل mustaqbal |
| עברית | עֲתִידִי atidí |
Talk about this word "future." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/future. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. future. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/future "future." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/future.Cite this
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title = {future},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/future},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
