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Pronunciation : Fu"ture
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. futur, L. futurus, used as fut. p. of esse to be, but from the same root as E. be. See Be, v. i.]
Definition : Defn: That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present. Future tense (Gram.), the tense or modification of a verb which expresses a future act or event.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fu"ture
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. futur. See Future, a.]
Definition : 1. Time to come; time subsequent to the present (as, the future shall be as the present); collectively, events that are to happen in time to come. "Lay the future open." Shak.

2. The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him.

3. (Gram.)

Defn: A future tense. To deal in futures, to speculate on the future values of merchandise or stocks. [Brokers' cant]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913