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    [Adjective]  | "fu*ture" | \ ˈfyü-chər \


    1: that is to be; specifically : existing after death

    2: of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense expressive of time yet to come

    3: existing or occurring at a later time


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin futurus about to be ;

    [Adjective]  | "future perfect" 


    1: of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense that is traditionally formed in English with will have and shall have and that expresses completion of an action by a specified time that is yet to come


    Origin: circa 1898 ;

    [Noun]  | "future" 


    1: time that is to come

    2: what is going to happen

    3: an expectation of advancement or progressive development


    Origin: 15th century ;

     See: {future:1 };

    [Noun]  | "future shock" 


    1: the physical and psychological distress suffered by one who is unable to cope with the rapidity of social and technological changes


    Origin: 1965 ;

    [Noun]  | "future tense" 


    1: a verb tense that is used to refer to the future

    [Noun phrase]  | "wave of the future" 


    1: an idea, product, or movement that is viewed as representing forces or a trend that will inevitably prevail


    Origin: 1940 ;

    [Idiom]  | "for future reference" 


    1: for the purpose of being looked at for information in the future

    [Idiom]  | "in/for the foreseeable future" 


    1: at a time that is not long from now : soon

    [Idiom]  | "in future" 


    1: from now on : from this time onward

    [Idiom]  | "in the not too distant future" 


    1: at a time that is not long from now : soon

    [Noun]  | "future" 


    1: time that is to come;


      * e.g., " ... in the future, there may be medical discoveries that are beyond our fondest dreams "



    •  Antonyms : 

    •  past





    2: what is going to happen to someone in the time ahead;


      * e.g., " ... with such a strong academic record, his future looks bright "



    •  Antonyms : 

    •  past





    [Adjective]  | "future" 


    1: of a time after the present;


      * e.g., " ... we must preserve our national parks in all their glory so that future generations can experience the majesty of nature "





     [ "future" ]

    1: What people who go to the University of Oklahoma have to sacrifice in order to attend the college and become an ou tard. Once you attend OU aka TardU, you basically have no future and will be a complete failure in life because everyone shares tard DNA instead of OUDNA.

      * e.g.,  ... Norman "Nick" goes to OU but I think he's too stupid to realize that he no longer has a bright future. 

     [ "future" ]

    1: Something you don't have if you searched this

      * e.g.,  ... CID: Hey John what's a future? 

     [ "future" ]

    1: a place from which Marty Mcfly returns to in Back to the Future I, II, and III.

      * e.g.,  ...  21 jigawatts? 21 jigawatts? Great Scott! / The future. 

     [ "future" ]

    1: something that doesn't look to bright right now.

      * e.g.,  ... Our future doesn't look bright right now. And that's real sad 

     [ "future" ]

    1: (FINANCE) a contractual obligation to buy or sell a fixed amount of a thing at a set price, at a specific time in the future. Same as a futures contract.

      * e.g.,  ... SALES AGENT: I have this awesome product made in the USA I want to sell in Europe. It's cheap now, but what if the euro goes down against the dollar? I could lose a lot of money on inventory. BROKER: No problem, just buy a future for the amount of US dollars you'll need to pay your suppliers. SALES AGENT: You mean, a futures contract for dollars? BROKER: Yes, a euro-pegged future for dollars. When the contract comes due, you pay the euros, they pay you the dollars, and BOOM! You're good to go. No risk. 

     [ "future" ]

    1: That damn period of time ahead of us that keeps us from doing what we want.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude 1: In the future, we will all die. 

     [ "future" ]

    1: something you'll never have

      * e.g.,  ... my future is gone 

     [ "future" ]

    1: An imaginary land of peace, love and prosperity, often unconsciously linked to another domain - the past. An equally fictional realm of regret, sorrow and despair.

      * e.g.,  ... The future's not here now, nor will it be in the future. 

     [ "future" ]

    1: A term generally used when referring to a situation the hasn't happened yet. It also can be used to described the past. This requires you to say " the future past " emphasizing on the both future and past. You pause in between future and past. There are many combination's as shown below.

      * e.g.,  ... " Where is the the year 2003? The fucking ducks took it." 


     [ "future" ]

    2: The word "Future" originates from the chickens, in the year 2306 { this was the third war that never happened until the king of the ants conquered the spiders to over throw the 1972 New Jersey Nets to win the superbowl who were facing the challenges set forth by the ducks}

      * e.g.,  ... "When?" 

     [ "the future" ]

    1: Something that isn't and never shall be, a time for students to do homework and chores, and the period of time Marty McFly and Doc Brown travelled to in a DeLorean.

      * e.g.,  ... *I said I'd do it later mom 

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