Definition for FU'TURE

FU'TURE, a. [L. futurus; Fr. futur.]

  1. 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.
  2. The future tense, in grammar, is the modification of a verb which expresses a future act or event.

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