future (
http://definr.com/future)
adj 1: yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate
him" [ant:
past,
present(a)]
2: effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing
for future employment opportunities"
3: coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president
entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future
actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without
ulterior argument" [syn:
future(a),
later(a),
ulterior]
4: (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next
president" [syn:
future(a),
next,
succeeding(a)]
5: (grammar) a verb tense or other formation referring to
events or states that have not yet happened; "future
auxiliary"
n 1: the time yet to come [syn:
hereafter,
futurity, {time to
come}] [ant:
past]
2: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
[syn:
future tense]
3: bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for
delivery at a specified future date