future

【` fjut？ l； ˋfju:t？ ]

Derived from the Latin meaning "happened later"

noun

1 (U)[ often the ~] future, future

(Compare the current 1 and the past 1)

~ of youth

Youth of the future

In ~

in the future

Not far away.

In the near future

For ~

in the future

Provide ~

Save for the future and so on.

A promising future, prospect

Have a bright [brilliant] future.

have a bright future

No ~

No future, no hope for the future.

B. Possibility of success

3 (U)[ often the ~] "grammar" future tense, future tense

(Compare 2 now and 3 in the past. )

4 (C)[ Chang ~ s] "Shang" futures, futures contracts

Manage ~s

Futures trading; Do speculative business

adjective

1 future, future; later ages/time

~ age

An afterlife, a future era.

life

The afterlife, the afterlife

Someone's fiancee

Someone's future wife

For ~ use

For future use

2 "Grammar" Future

(Compare current 3, past 4)

~ tense

Future tense, future tense