Definition of future

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  • future is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • future is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • future is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of future

  • the time yet to come (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. futurity
    2. hereafter
    3. time to come
  • (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. next
    2. succeeding
  • a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. future tense
  • a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened (adjective)

    Examples

    1. future auxiliary
  • bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date (noun)
  • effective in or looking toward the future (adjective)

    Examples

    1. he was preparing for future employment opportunities
  • yet to be or coming (adjective)

    Examples

    1. some future historian will evaluate him

See definition of future in Merriam Webster