Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FU'TURE
FU'TURE, a. [L. futurus; Fr. futur.]
- That is to be or come hereafter that will exist at any time after the present, indefinitely. The next moment is future to the present.
- The future tense, in grammar, is the modification of a verb which expresses a future act or event.
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