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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: later, ulterior |
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(satellite adjective) (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president" |
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Synonyms: next, succeeding |
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(adjective) yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him" |
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Antonyms: past, present |
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(satellite adjective) effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities" |
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(adjective) (grammar) a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary" |
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(noun) a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future |
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Synonyms: future tense |
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Related Words: tense |
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(noun) the time yet to come |
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Synonyms: futurity, hereafter, time to come |
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Related Words: by-and-by, millennium, offing, time, tomorrow |
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Antonyms: past |
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