Webster's English Dictionary

Enter the word to look up:

future

1. fu.ture \'fyu:-ch*r\ aj [ME, fr. OF & L; OF futur, fr. L futurus about 
   to be - more at MBE 1: that is to be; specif : existing after death  2: of, 
   relating to, or constituting a verb tense formed in English with Xwill and 
   shall and expressive of time yet to come
2. future n 1a: time that is to come  1b: what is going to happen  2: an 
   expectation of advancement or progressive development  3: a stock or 
   commodity bought and sold for delivery at a future time - u su. used in pl. 
   4a: the future tense of a language  4b: a verb form in the future tense