- future
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 time that will come after the presentADJECTIVE▪ 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/sthADJECTIVE▪ 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.
▪ utopianVERB + 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)▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}A question mark hangs over the future of the company.
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
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
