Future — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the time yet to come

a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fjˈuːtʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fjˈuːtʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fjˈuːtʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /fjˈuːtʃɚ/.

Examples

some future historian will evaluate him
he was preparing for future employment opportunities
our next president

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

time to come futurity succeeding future tense hereafter next

Antonyms

present past

Parts of Speech

noun	the time yet to come
noun	a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
noun	bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date
adjective	yet to be or coming “some future historian will evaluate him”
adjective	effective in or looking toward the future “he was preparing for future employment opportunities”
adjective	(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving “our next president”
adjective	a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened “future auxiliary”

Word Forms

future	adjective	effective in or looking toward the future
futurity	noun	the time yet to come

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zukunft

die Zeit, die noch kommen wird

🇫🇷French

avenir

le temps reste à venir

🇪🇸Spanish

futuro

el tiempo aún está por llegar

🇮🇹Italian

futuro

il tempo che deve ancora venire

🇳🇱Dutch

toekomst

de tijd die nog moet komen

🇵🇹Portuguese

futuro

o tempo ainda está por vir

🇷🇺Russian

будущее

время еще впереди

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भविष्य

अभी समय आना बाकी है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভবিষ্যৎ

সময় এখনও আসা

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர்காலம்

இன்னும் வரவேண்டிய நேரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

భవిష్యత్తు

సమయం ఇంకా రావలసి ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

भविष्य

अजून वेळ यायची आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભવિષ્ય

હજુ સમય આવવાનો બાકી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭವಿಷ್ಯ

ಇನ್ನೂ ಬರಲು ಸಮಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭാവി

ഇനിയും വരാനിരിക്കുന്ന സമയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਵਿੱਖ

ਅਜੇ ਸਮਾਂ ਆਉਣਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مستقبل

ابھی وقت آنے والا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

未来

时间尚未到来

🇯🇵Japanese

未来

まだ来ない時

🇰🇷Korean

미래

아직 오지 않은 시간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tương lai

thời gian vẫn chưa đến

🇹🇭Thai

อนาคต

เวลาที่ยังมาไม่ถึง

🇮🇩Indonesian

masa depan

waktunya belum tiba

🇵🇭Filipino

kinabukasan

darating ang panahon

🇲🇾Malay

masa hadapan

masa yang akan datang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستقبل

الوقت لم يأت بعد

🇮🇷Persian

آینده

زمانی که هنوز در راه است

🇹🇷Turkish

gelecek

henüz gelmemiş zaman

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָתִידִי

הזמן שעוד יגיע

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What is the primary definition of the word 'future'?

The primary meaning of 'future' is 'the time yet to come'.

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Using 'future' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'future' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'future' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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