future

English

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Etymology

From Latin futūrus, irregular future active participle of sum (“I am”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhū-, *bʰew- (“to become, be”). Cognate with Old English bēo (“I become, I will be, I am”). More at be.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈfjuːʧə/, SAMPA: /"fju:tS@/
• (US) IPA: /ˈfjuːʧɚ/, SAMPA: /"fju:tS@`/

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• Rhymes: -uːtʃə(r)

Noun

future (countable and uncountable; plural futures)

1. The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
2. Something that will happen in moments yet to come.
3. Goodness in what is yet to come/Something to look foreward to.

   There is no future in dwelling on the past.

4. (grammar) Verb tense used to talk about events that will happen in the future; future tense.
5. (finance, in the plural) Commodities or stocks bought or sold with the understanding that they will be delivered at a date beyond the current one.

Translations

The time ahead

Afrikaans: toekoms Arabic: مستقبل (ar) (mustáqbal) Armenian: ապագա (hy) (apaga) Breton: amzer-da-zont f., dazont m. Bulgarian: бъдеще (bg) (bǎdešte) n. Catalan: futur m. Chinese: Mandarin: 未來 (cmn), 未来 (cmn) (wèilái), 將來 (cmn), 将来 (cmn) (jiānglái) Croatian: budućnost (hr) f. Czech: budoucnost (cs) f. Danish: fremtid (da) c. Dutch: toekomst (nl) f. Esperanto: estonteco (eo), estonto (eo) Estonian: tulevik (et) Finnish: tulevaisuus (fi) French: avenir (fr) m., futur (fr) m. Galician: futuro (gl) m. German: Zukunft (de) f. Greek: μέλλον (el) n. (méllon) Hebrew: עתיד (he) (atíd) m. Hindi: भविष्य (hi) (bhaviṣya) m. Hungarian: jövő (hu) Ido: futuro (io)

Interlingua: futuro (ia) Irish: todhchaí (ga) f. Italian: futuro (it), avvenire (it) Japanese: 未来 (ja) (みらい, mirai), 将来 (ja) (しょうらい, shōrai) Korean: 미래 (ko) (mirae) (未來 (ko)) Kurdish: دواڕۆژ, پاشه‌ڕۆژ Latvian: nākotne (lv) Lithuanian: ateitis (lt) f. Norwegian: framtid (no) m. and f. Polish: przyszłość (pl) f. Portuguese: futuro (pt) Romanian: viitor (ro) Russian: будущее (ru) (búduščeje) n., грядущее (ru) (grjadúščeje) n. (dated or poetic) Scottish Gaelic: àm ri teachd (gd) m. Slovene: prihodnost f., bodočnost f. Spanish: futuro (es) m., venidero (es) m., porvenir (es) m. Swedish: framtid (sv) c. Tagalog: hinaharap (tl) Telugu: భవిష్యత్తు (te) (bhavishyattu) Thai: อนาคต (th) (anaakót) Turkish: gelecek (tr) Vietnamese: tương lai (vi) (將來 (vi)) Volapük: fütür (vo)

Something that will happen in moments yet to come

Afrikaans: toekoms Armenian: ապագա (hy) (apaga), գալիք (hy) (galik’) Bulgarian: бъдеще време (bǎdešte vreme) n. Catalan: futur m. Chinese: Mandarin: 未來 (cmn), 未来 (cmn) (wèilái), 將來 (cmn), 将来 (cmn) (jiānglái) Croatian: budućnost (hr) f. Czech: budoucnost (cs) f. Danish: fremtid (da) c. Dutch: toekomst (nl) f. Esperanto: futuro (eo) Finnish: tulevaisuus (fi)

French: futur (fr) m. German: Futur (de) n., Zukunft (de) f. Greek: μέλλον (el) n. (méllon) Hebrew: עתיד (he) (atíd) m. Hungarian: jövő idő (hu) Italian: futuro (it) Norwegian: framtid (no) m. and f. Polish: przyszłość (pl) f. Portuguese: futuro (pt) Romanian: viitor (ro) Russian: будущее (ru) (búduščeje) n. Scottish Gaelic: àm ri teachd (gd) m. Slovene: prihodnost (sl) f.

verb tense

Arabic: مستقبل (mustáqbal) m. Armenian: ապառնի (hy) (apaṙni) Catalan: futur m. Chinese: Mandarin: 將來時態, 将来时态 (jiānglái shítài), 將來時制, 将来时制 (jiānglái shízhì), 將來時, 将来时 (jiāngláishí) Croatian: futur (hr) m. Czech: budoucí čas (cs) m. Danish: fremtid (da) c. Dutch: onvoltooid toekomstige tijd m. Estonian: tulevik (et) Finnish: futuuri (fi) French: futur (fr) m., futur simple (fr) m. German: Futur (de) n.

Greek: μέλλοντας (el) m. (méllondas), μέλλων (el) m. (méllon) Hebrew: עתיד (he) (atíd) m. Italian: futuro (it) Japanese: 未来時制 (みらいじせい, mírai-jisei), 未来形 (みらいけい, míraikei), 未来 (みらい, mírai) Latvian: nākotnes laiks (lv) Lithuanian: būsimasis laikas (lt) Norwegian: futurum (no) n. Polish: czas przyszły (pl) m. Portuguese: futuro (pt) Russian: будущее время (ru) (búduščeje vrémja) n. Scottish Gaelic: tràth teachdail (gd) m. Slovene: prihodnjik m. Spanish: futuro (es) m. Swedish: futurum (sv)

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Basque: gero, etorkizun Ido: futuro Indonesian: masa depan Interlingua: futuro

Spanish: futuro m. Telugu: భవిష్యత్తు (Bavishyattu) Turkish: gelecek Volapük: fütür

Adjective

future (comparative more future, superlative most future)

1. Having to do with or occurring in the future.

   Future generations will either laugh or cry at our stupidity.

Translations

Having to do with or occurring in the future

Afrikaans: toekoms Armenian: ապագա (hy) (apaga) Basque: geroko Bulgarian: бъдещ (bg) Catalan: futur Croatian: budući (hr) Czech: budoucí (cs) Danish: fremtidig (da) Dutch: toekomstig (nl) Esperanto: estonta, futura? Finnish: tuleva (fi) French: futur (fr) German: zukünftig (de) Greek: μελλοντικός (el), μέλλων (el)

Hebrew: עתידי (he) (atidí) Interlingua: futur Italian: futuro (it) Latvian: nākotnes- (lv) Lithuanian: būsimas (lt) Norwegian: framtidig (no) Polish: przyszły (pl) Romanian: viitor (ro) Russian: будущий (ru) (búduščij) Slovene: prihodnji Spanish: futuro (es) Telugu: భవిష్య (Bavishya), భావి (Baavi) Turkish: gelecek (tr) Volapük: fütürik

Derived terms

• futurism
• futurist
• futuristic
• retro future

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /fy.tyʁ/, SAMPA: /fy.tyR/
• Homophones: futur, futurs, futures

Adjective

future f.

1. feminine form of futur

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Italian

Adjective

future f. pl.

1. feminine plural form of futuro

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Latin

Participle

futūre

1. vocative masculine singular of futūrus