What does "future" mean?
Future: Time to come; time subsequent to the present (as, the future shall be as the present); collectively, events that are to happen in time to come. "Lay the future open." Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him.
- 3.(Gram.) A future tense. To deal in futures, to speculate on the future values of merchandise or stocks. [Brokers' cant]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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