future

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun

n. the chance of being successful or what will happen to someone later.

n. the likelihood of success or the specific destiny of a person or entity.

“The young athlete has a bright future in professional tennis.”

“The merger left many employees uncertain about their future within the newly restructured corporation.”

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun Grammar

n. the form of a verb used to talk about things that will happen.

n. a verb tense or aspect used to express action or state in time yet to come.

“In English, we often use 'will' to form the future.”

“The teacher explained that while English lacks a morphological future, it employs various auxiliary constructions to indicate subsequent events.”

C1 · Advanced Plural noun Law Technical

n. an agreement to buy something at a fixed price now but deliver it later.

n. a financial contract obligating the buyer to purchase an asset at a predetermined future date and price.

“He made a lot of money trading oil futures on the stock market.”

“Investors often use futures to hedge against price volatility in the commodities market, ensuring a stable cost for raw materials.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Computing Technical

n. a placeholder for a result that is being calculated and will be ready later.

n. an object that acts as a proxy for a result that is initially unknown because its computation is yet incomplete.

“The program uses a future to handle the data while it downloads in the background.”

“By utilizing futures and promises, the developer managed to implement asynchronous calls without blocking the main execution thread.”

A2 · Elementary

adj. describing something that will exist or happen at a later time.

adj. relating to or happening in the time to come. Attributive use only; it typically precedes the noun.

“We need to protect the environment for future generations.”

“The city council is reviewing future development plans to ensure the infrastructure can support a growing population.”