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.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Having to do with or occurring in the future.
So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein. Backed by towering hills,[…]a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams. 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
Future generations will either laugh or cry at our stupidity.
It[The study] also attempts to predict the future progression of AI as it relates to new inventions. 2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2019:
ar مُسْتَقْبَل (having to do with or occurring in the future) · ca futur (having to do with or occurring in the future) · ru гряду́щий (having to do with or occurring in the future) · ia futur (having to do with or occurring in the future) · gl vindeiro (having to do with or occurring in the future) · sh budući (having to do with or occurring in the future) · bg бъ́дещ (having to do with or occurring in the future) · lt būsimas (having to do with or occurring in the future) · io futura (having to do with or occurring in the future) · af toekomstig (having to do with or occurring in the future) · gl futuro (having to do with or occurring in the future) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 (having to do with or occurring in the future) · es venidero (having to do with or occurring in the future) · eu geroko (having to do with or occurring in the future) · ru бу́дущий (having to do with or occurring in the future) · it futuro (having to do with or occurring in the future) · hi भविष्य (having to do with or occurring in the future) · fr futur (having to do with or occurring in the future) · ar مُسْتَقْبَلِيّ (having to do with or occurring in the future) · tr gelecek (having to do with or occurring in the future) · el μελλοντικός (having to do with or occurring in the future) · pt vindouro (having to do with or occurring in the future) · de künftig (having to do with or occurring in the future) · hu majdani (having to do with or occurring in the future) · vo fütürik (having to do with or occurring in the future) · lv nākotnes (having to do with or occurring in the future) · fi tulevaisuuden (having to do with or occurring in the future) · hu leendő (having to do with or occurring in the future) · txb ekamätte (having to do with or occurring in the future) · nb fremtidig (having to do with or occurring in the future) · nn framtidig (having to do with or occurring in the future) · alt келер (having to do with or occurring in the future) · da fremtidig (having to do with or occurring in the future) · ang tōweard (having to do with or occurring in the future) · sk budúci (having to do with or occurring in the future) · mk иден (having to do with or occurring in the future) · fi tuleva (having to do with or occurring in the future) · sh будући (having to do with or occurring in the future) · ka სამომავლო (having to do with or occurring in the future) · hu jövőbeli (having to do with or occurring in the future) · nb framtidig (having to do with or occurring in the future) · pt futuro (having to do with or occurring in the future) · ka მომავალი (having to do with or occurring in the future) · nrf futur (having to do with or occurring in the future) · pl przyszły (having to do with or occurring in the future) · nl toekomstig (having to do with or occurring in the future) · te భావి (having to do with or occurring in the future) · es futuro (having to do with or occurring in the future) · ro viitor (having to do with or occurring in the future) · he עֲתִידִי (having to do with or occurring in the future) · cs budoucí (having to do with or occurring in the future) · be бу́дучы (having to do with or occurring in the future) · hy ապագա (having to do with or occurring in the future) · el μέλλων (having to do with or occurring in the future) · grc μέλλων (having to do with or occurring in the future) · sl prihodnji (having to do with or occurring in the future) · la futūrus (having to do with or occurring in the future) · te భవిష్య (having to do with or occurring in the future) · ga fáistineach (having to do with or occurring in the future) · uk майбу́тній (having to do with or occurring in the future) · de zukünftig (having to do with or occurring in the future) · nb tilkommende (having to do with or occurring in the future) · sv framtida (having to do with or occurring in the future)
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.
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
This solitary attitude stems in part from a deep sense of fatalism and futility, a profound social effect of the genophage that caused krogan numbers to dwindle to a relative handful. Not only are they angry that the entire galaxy seems out to get them, the krogan are also generally pessimistic about their race's chances of survival. The surviving krogan see no point to building for the future; there will be no future. The krogan live with an attitude of "kill, pillage, and be selfish, for tomorrow we die." 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Krogan: Culture Codex entry:
(countable, uncountable) Something that will happen in moments yet to come.
(countable, uncountable) Goodness in what is yet to come. Something to look forward to.
There is no future in dwelling on the past.
Think of banking today and the image is of grey-suited men in towering skyscrapers. Its future, however, is being shaped in converted warehouses and funky offices in San Francisco, New York and London, where bright young things in jeans and T-shirts huddle around laptops, sipping lattes or munching on free food. 2013 August 3, “Revenge of the nerds”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:
(countable, uncountable) The likely prospects for or fate of someone or something in time to come.
Again, it's unlikely they will return to traffic, but futures have been secured for four that will be heading to heritage railways [...]. 2020 May 20, John Crosse, “Soon to be gone... but never forgotten”, in Rail, page 63:
(countable, uncountable) Verb tense used to talk about events that will happen in the future; future tense.
(alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of futures.
toward · to-come (time or moments yet to be experienced)
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ba киләсәк (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · pam arapan (the time ahead) · nap futùro (the time ahead) · tr gelecek (the time ahead) · hil palaabuton (the time ahead) · de Futur (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · ps مستقبل (the time ahead) · mn ᠢᠷᠡᠭᠡᠳᠦᠢ (the time ahead) · mn ирээдүй (the time ahead) · af toekoms (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · km អនាគត (the time ahead) · nrf futur (the time ahead) · eu iragan (the time ahead) · fr avenir (the time ahead) · ang tōweardnes (the time ahead) · eo estonto (the time ahead) · maz xønrꞹ (the time ahead) · fi futuuri (finance: agreement to sell) · hy ապագա (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · bg фю́чърс (finance: agreement to sell) · nv náásgóó (the time ahead) · ta வருங்காலம் (the time ahead) · fo framtíð (the time ahead) · fr futur (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · am ወደፊትነት (the time ahead) · nrf futur (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · tg оянда (the time ahead) · pt futuro (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · bn ভবিষ্যৎ (the time ahead) · gl futuro (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · it avvenire (the time ahead) · bg бъ́деще (goodness in what is yet to come) · hi भविष्य (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · ga todhchaí (the time ahead) · bn আয়েন্দা (the time ahead) · gml Tokummst (the time ahead) · ta எதிர்காலம் (the time ahead) · ckb دواڕۆژ (the time ahead) · ur مُسْتَقْبِل (the time ahead) · lad avenir (the time ahead) · rm avigneir (the time ahead) · ka მომავალი (the time ahead) · chr ᎤᏩᎫᏗᏗᏒ (the time ahead) · hi आइंदा (the time ahead) · kmr paşeroj (the time ahead) · sa भविष्य (the time ahead) · kl siunissaq (the time ahead) · da fremtid (the time ahead) · lb Zukunft (the time ahead) · el μέλλον (the time ahead) · hi मुस्तक़बिल (the time ahead) · ar مُسْتَقْبَل (the time ahead) · it futuro (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · rm avegnir (the time ahead) · ms masa hadapan (the time ahead) · io futuro (the time ahead) · mi āmua (the time ahead) · tl kinabukasan (the time ahead) · kmr pêşeroj (the time ahead) · cmn 未來 /未来 (the time ahead) · de Future (finance: agreement to sell) · tg отия (the time ahead) · nb framtid (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · cs budoucnost (the time ahead) · ru фью́черс (finance: agreement to sell) · eo estonteco (the time ahead) · hy գալիք (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · is framtíð (the time ahead) · ovd framtið (the time ahead) · ca avenir (the time ahead) · mh naaj (the time ahead) · tg мустақбал (the time ahead) · cmn 將來 /将来 (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · sk budúcnosť (the time ahead) · ky келечек (the time ahead) · si ඉදිරිය (the time ahead) · tk geljek (the time ahead) · uz kelajak (the time ahead) · nl toekomst (the time ahead) · yi צוקונפֿט (the time ahead) · arz مستقبل (the time ahead) · fi tulevaisuus (the time ahead) · fa-ira آتِیِه (the time ahead) · tt киләчәк (the time ahead) · kk келешек (the time ahead) · pam kararasan (goodness in what is yet to come) · cs budoucnost (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · hil alatubangon (the time ahead) · shn ဢၼႃႇၵၢတ်ႈ (the time ahead) · gl futuro (the time ahead) · yue 未來 /未来 (the time ahead) · he עָתִיד (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · bo མ་འོངས་པ (the time ahead) · ps آينده (the time ahead) · mi muri (the time ahead) · ckb پاشەڕۆژ (the time ahead) · lo ອະນາຄົດ (the time ahead) · ko 장래 (the time ahead) · ur آئِنْدَہ (the time ahead) · mwl feturo (the time ahead) · hi मुस्तकबिल (the time ahead) · cst huššištak (the time ahead) · da fremtid (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · rsk будучносц (the time ahead) · vo fütür (the time ahead) · gml tokumst (the time ahead) · bg бъ́деще вре́ме (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · hi भविष्यकाल (the time ahead) · alt келер (the time ahead) · mi anamata (the time ahead) · gml Taukunft (the time ahead) · lv nākotne (the time ahead) · esu ciunerkaq (the time ahead) · kn ಭವಿಷ್ಯತ್ಕಾಲ (the time ahead) · br dazont (the time ahead) · mt futur (the time ahead) · ro viitor (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · th อนาคต (the time ahead) · pl przyszłość (the time ahead) · mk иднина (the time ahead) · prg perejīngisku (the time ahead) · nan-hbl 未來 /未来 (the time ahead) · pt futuro (the time ahead) · sv framtid (the time ahead) · af toekoms (the time ahead) · fa-ira مُسْتَقْبَل (the time ahead) · qu qhipan pacha (the time ahead) · fr futur (the time ahead) · rm futur (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · pam paintungulan (the time ahead) · pam pirarasan (goodness in what is yet to come) · hi भविष्य (the time ahead) · tl hinaharap (the time ahead) · az gələcək (the time ahead) · et tulevik (the time ahead) · sh budúćnōst (the time ahead) · yue 將來 /将来 (the time ahead) · cy dyfodol (the time ahead) · bg бъ́деще (the time ahead) · hu jövő (the time ahead) · nl toekomst (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · el μέλλον (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · fi tulevaisuus (goodness in what is yet to come) · oc futur (the time ahead) · ja 将来 (the time ahead) · acw مُسْتَقْبَل (the time ahead) · ko 미래 (the time ahead) · nv neeʼnijįʼ (the time ahead) · sl prihodnost (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · it futuro (the time ahead) · mr भविष्य (the time ahead) · rm avagnir (the time ahead) · ia futuro (the time ahead) · ro viitor (the time ahead) · de Zukunft (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · gml Teokunft (the time ahead) · es porvenir (the time ahead) · nn framtid (the time ahead) · grc μέλλον (the time ahead) · be бу́дучыня (the time ahead) · fi tulevaisuus (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · pl przyszłość (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · pam paintungul (the time ahead) · he עָתִיד (the time ahead) · sh budúćnōst (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · ps ګانده (the time ahead) · ru бу́дущее (the time ahead) · bg бъ́деще (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · ru гряду́щее (the time ahead) · sh буду́ћно̄ст (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · lv nākotne (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · ru бу́дущее (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · uk майбу́тнє (the time ahead) · pam payintungulan (the time ahead) · my အနာဂတ် (the time ahead) · ps استقبال (the time ahead) · sh буду́ћно̄ст (the time ahead) · la futūrum (the time ahead) · id masa depan (the time ahead) · gd àm ri teachd (the time ahead) · ca futur (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · sl prihodnost (the time ahead) · ast futuru (the time ahead) · tk ýeneki (the time ahead) · khb ᦵᦙᦲᦐᦱᧉ (the time ahead) · ceb umalabot (the time ahead) · dsb pśichod (the time ahead) · br amzer-da-zont (the time ahead) · fa-ira آیَنْدِه (the time ahead) · gd àm ri teachd (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · nb framtid (the time ahead) · hy ապագա (the time ahead) · gml Tokunft (the time ahead) · ba киләсәк (the time ahead) · ba буласаҡ (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · ug كەلگۈسى (the time ahead) · sl bodočnost (the time ahead) · pap futuro (the time ahead) · rm futur (the time ahead) · kmr siberoj (the time ahead) · scn futuru (the time ahead) · mt ġejjieni (the time ahead) · de Zukunft (the time ahead) · gu ભવિષ્યકાળ (the time ahead) · kk болашақ (the time ahead) · ms masa depan (the time ahead) · te భవిష్యత్తు (the time ahead) · ug كېلەچەك (the time ahead) · es futuro (the time ahead) · cmn 未來 /未来 (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · or ଭବିଷ୍ୟତ (the time ahead) · se boahttevuohta (the time ahead) · eo futuro (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · ca futur (the time ahead) · ja 未来 (the time ahead) · hsb přichod (the time ahead) · lt ateitis (the time ahead) · as ভবিষ্যৎ (the time ahead) · se boahtteáigi (the time ahead) · vi tương lai (the time ahead) · sq ardhme (the time ahead) · nan-hbl 將來 /将来 (the time ahead) · cmn 將來 /将来 (the time ahead) · hu jövő idő (something that will happen in moments yet to come) · pam payintungul (the time ahead)