future

Definitions

1. The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
   countable, uncountable
2. The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced
3. Something that will happen in moments yet to come.
   countable, uncountable
4. That is to be or to come; of or existing in later time.
5. Something that will happen in moments yet to come
6. Goodness in what is yet to come. Something to look forward to.
   countable, uncountable
7. foretelling of the future; soothsaying.
8. Goodness in what is yet to come. Something to look forward to
9. The likely prospects for or fate of someone or something in time to come.
   countable, uncountable
10. the seeking of life’s meaning and fulfillment in the future, — futurist, n. — futuristic, adj.
11. The likely prospects for or fate of someone or something in time to come
12. Verb tense used to talk about events that will happen in the future; future tense.
    countable, uncountable
13. Rare. the state or condition of being about to exist.
14. Verb tense used to talk about events that will happen in the future; future tense
15. the art or practice of forecasting trends or developments in politics, science, society, etc.
16. An object that retrieves the value of a promise.
    countable, uncountable
17. the act or art of prognostication or divination; soothsaying.
18. A minor-league prospect.
    countable, uncountable
19. the skill, condition, or an instance of being oracular.
20. anticipation, as in anticipating or describing a future event. See also argumentation. — proleptic, adj.
21. clairvoyance or other occult or supernatural knowledge.
22. Being or occurring in the time ahead:coming, later, subsequent.

Equivalents

Examples

“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⟳."”

“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.”

“Again, it's unlikely they will return⟳ to traffic, but futures have⟳ been secured for four that will be heading to heritage railways [...].”

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