Meaning

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

originFrom 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”,…

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