future

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 3 Italian 3.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin futurus, irregular future participle of esse, be.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈfjuːʧə/, SAMPA: /"fju:tS@/
• (US) IPA: /ˈfjuːʧɚ/, SAMPA: /"fju:tS@`/
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• Rhymes: -uːtʃə(r)

[edit] 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.

   There is no future in dwelling on the past.

3. (grammatical terminology): verb tense used to talk about events that will happen in the future. future tense
4. (finance) (plural) Commodities or stocks bought or sold with the understanding that they will be delivered at a date beyond the current one.

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[edit] Adjective

future

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

   Future generations will either laugh or cry at our stupidity.

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[edit] Derived terms

• futurism
• futurist
• futuristic
• retro future

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fy.tyʁ/
• SAMPA: /fy.tyR/

[edit] Adjective

future

1. feminine of futur

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

future

1. feminine plural of futuro