future

future
1 adjective (only before noun)
1 likely to happen, become, or exist at a time after the present: Careful accounting may help to predict future costs. | future wife/husband etc (=someone who will be your wife, husband etc)
2 technical in grammar, being the form of a verb used to show a future act or state: the future tense
3 for future reference something kept for future reference is kept in order to be used or looked at in the future
2 noun
1 the future the time after the present: Write an essay of 500 words describing your plans for the future. | Most science fiction stories are set in the future.
2 in future also in the future
a) at some time in the future: In the future we will be using a much more sophisticated computer system. | in the near/immediate future (=soon): The recession shows no signs of easing in the immediate future. | in/for the forseeable future (=for as long as you can imagine or plan for): We will not be hiring anyone else in the forseeable future. | in the distant future (=a very long time ahead in the future): Space travel to other planets may be possible in the distant future.
b) from now until a much later time: I'll sleep in her room in future to prevent her sleepwalking.
3 WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU (C) what someone or something will do or what will happen to them in the future: The islands should have the right to decide their own future. | sth/sb's future is uncertain: For young adults in the inner cities, the future is uncertain.
4 POSSIBILITY OF SUCCESS (singular, uncountable) a chance or possibility of success at a later time: I'd like to discuss my future in the company. | the future of sth: Ferguson is optimistic about the future of the business. | a future in sth: He felt there was no future in farming these days. | have a great/promising/bright future (=to seem likely to do well in a job, sport etc)
5 the future technical in grammar, the form of a verb that shows that the act or state that has been described will happen or exist at a later time: In the sentence, “I will leave tomorrow”, the verb “will” indicates the future.
6 futures (plural) technical goods, money, land etc that will be supplied or exchanged in the future at a time and price that has already been agreed
7 look to the future to plan for what will happen or think about what could happen in the future

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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