future

future
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noun
1 time that will come after the present
ADJECTIVE
foreseeable, immediate, near, not-too-distant, short-term

Things will continue as they are for the foreseeable future.

A new branch of the store will be opening in the near future.

distant, far, remote

Trying to forecast the far future is a problematic exercise.

indefinite

Nothing will change for the indefinite future.

VERB + FUTURE
look to, plan for

Don't think too much about past troubles—look to the future.

foretell, look into, predict
embrace

All of us need to embrace the future.

FUTURE + VERB
bring (sb), hold

whatever the future may bring you

Who can tell what the future holds?

PREPOSITION
for the future

What are your plans for the future?

in (the) future

In future, please contact me first. (BrE)

In the future, please contact me first. (AmE)

The possibility of travel to other solar systems still lies in the distant future.

of the future

The stars of the future are competing this month.

PHRASES
a vision for the future, a vision of the future

In her speech, the director outlined her vision for the future.

2 what will happen to sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
bright, brilliant, exciting, glorious, golden (esp. BrE), great, healthy, promising, prosperous, rosy, successful

He has a great future as a designer.

better
hopeful, peaceful
secure, stable
sustainable, viable
bleak, gloomy (esp. BrE), grim, uncertain

He forecasts an uncertain future for the industry.

long-term
economic, financial, political
shared

united by our common history and our shared future

entire, whole

He felt his entire future was at risk.

utopian
VERB + FUTURE
face, have

The company faces a very uncertain future.

create

We want to create a better future for everyone.

determine, influence, shape

the right to determine their own future in a democratic fashion

assure, guarantee, secure

The sale secured his financial future.

jeopardize, threaten
envisage (esp. BrE), envision (esp. AmE), forecast, predict
consider, contemplate, ponder, ponder on

After being dropped from the team the young defender is considering his future.

discuss
plan

You need to take time to plan your future.

invest in

She decided to invest in her future by taking a course.

FUTURE + VERB
await (sb)

A great future awaits you.

PREPOSITION
future as

She has a very promising future as a musician.

future in

He could see no future in his job.

PHRASES
a question mark over the future of sb/sth (esp. BrE)

A question mark hangs over the future of the company.

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adj.
Future is used with these nouns: ↑bride, ↑challenge, ↑conflict, ↑consumption, ↑dealings, ↑demand, ↑direction, ↑disaster, ↑earnings, ↑edition, ↑emperor, ↑employer, ↑endeavour, ↑event, ↑existence, ↑expansion, ↑expectation, ↑expenditure, ↑exploration, ↑gain, ↑generation, ↑government, ↑greatness, ↑growth, ↑happiness, ↑heir, ↑historian, ↑hope, ↑husband, ↑impact, ↑implication, ↑incarnation, ↑income, ↑king, ↑leader, ↑life, ↑month, ↑need, ↑occupant, ↑owner, ↑plan, ↑possibility, ↑potential, ↑profit, ↑profitability, ↑projection, ↑promise, ↑prospect, ↑prosperity, ↑queen, ↑reference, ↑release, ↑requirement, ↑research, ↑return, ↑ruler, ↑scenario, ↑self, ↑shape, ↑shortage, ↑strategy, ↑study, ↑success, ↑survival, ↑target, ↑tense, ↑use, ↑version, ↑viability, ↑wife, ↑year

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