future

future
fu|ture1 W1S1 [ˈfju:tʃə US -ər] adj [only before noun]
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: futur, from Latin futurus 'going to be']
1.) likely to happen or exist at a time after the present
▪ We are now more able to predict future patterns of climate change.
▪ We've been able to save this land from development and preserve it for future generations .
▪ the debate over the future development of the European Union
future wife/husband/son-in-law etc
(=someone who will be your wife, husband, son-in-law etc)
2.) technical the form of a verb used for talking about things that are going to happen
▪ 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
future 2
future2 W2S1 n
1.) the future
a) the time after the present
▪ What are your plans for the future?
▪ It may be useful at some time in the future .
in the near/immediate future
(=soon)
▪ The recession shows no signs of easing in the immediate future.
in/for the foreseeable future
(=for as long as you can imagine or plan for)
▪ We will not be hiring anyone else in the foreseeable future.
▪ We hope to create more jobs in the not too distant future (=fairly soon) .
▪ Our firm must look to the future (=plan for what will happen) .
b) technical the form of a verb that shows that something will happen or exist at a later time. In the sentence, 'I will leave tomorrow,' the verb is in the future.
2.) in future
BrE from now
▪ In future, staff must wear identity badges at all times.
3.)
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.
future of
▪ Ferguson is optimistic about the future of the business.
▪ I've decided to return to Mitford and stay there, no matter what the future holds .
▪ She's only 17, and has a great future ahead of her in tennis.
▪ Let us hope our future lies in peace, not war.
▪ For small companies, the future looks bleak .
▪ The film-makers asked children about their hopes for the future .
▪ a leader who will shape the organization's future
4.) have a/no future
to have a chance or no chance of being successful or continuing
▪ Does this school have a future?
5.) there's a/no future in sth
used to say that something is likely or not likely to be successful
▪ He felt there was no future in farming.
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
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COLLOCATES for sense 3
what the future holds (=what will happen)
have a great/bright/promising future (ahead of you) (=have a good chance of being successful in the future)
somebody's/something's future lies in/with something (=someone or something will be involved with something in the future)
the future looks good/bright/bleak etc
face an uncertain/bleak/dark future
fears/hopes/plans for the future
shape the future (=help to decide what will happen in the future)
foretell/predict the future
a brighter future
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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