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Word future
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈfjuːtʃə(r) / NAmE / ˈfjuːtʃər /
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  • future generations
  • at a future date
  • future developments in computer software
  • he met his future wife at law school.
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future

(adjective)BrE / ˈfjuːtʃə(r) / NAmE / ˈfjuːtʃər /
  1. taking place or existing at a time after the present
    • future generations
    • at a future date
    • future developments in computer software
    • He met his future wife at law school.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: via Old French from Latin futurus, future participle of esse ‘be’ (from the stem fu-, ultimately from a base meaning ‘grow, become’).
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