future

A1 Topic:Time

US /ˈfju.t͡ʃɚ/ UK /ˈfjuː.t͡ʃəː/ See IPA manual

Freq #669

Meanings

1

noun
The time that is still to come.

We need to plan carefully for the future.
2

adj
Happening or existing in the time to come.

Future generations will judge our choices.
3

noun
What is likely to happen to someone or something in the time to come.

This young player has a bright future ahead of her.
4

adj
(grammar) referring to events that have not yet happened.

"Will go" is the future tense of the verb "go."

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Synonyms

1 noun · the time that is still to... to-come

2 adj · happening or existing in... coming succeeding

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Opposites

past present

Word family

Forms futures

Derived forms call-by-futurecyberfuturefuturablefuturalfuturamafuture-prooffuturedfutureficfuturelessfuturelessnessfuturelyfutureness

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Etymology

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.

*bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European future Middle English futur Old French futūrus Latin

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# future

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈfju.t͡ʃɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfjuː.t͡ʃəː/
**Frequency rank:** 669

## Meanings
1. The time that is still to come.
2. Happening or existing in the time to come.
3. What is likely to happen to someone or something in the time to come.
4. (grammar) referring to events that have not yet happened.

## Examples
- We need to plan carefully for the future.
- Future generations will judge our choices.
- This young player has a bright future ahead of her.
- "Will go" is the future tense of the verb "go."

## Synonyms
- toward

## Antonyms
- past
- present

## Derived Forms
- call-by-future
- cyberfuture
- futurable
- futural
- futurama
- future-proof
- futured
- futurefic
- futureless
- futurelessness
- futurely
- futureness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *bʰuH-
- Root: future
- Root: futur
- Root: futūrus

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Future comes 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. In current use, the main senses are “The time that is still to come” and “Happening or existing in the time to come”.

## Topics
- Time

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