the future
noun
1
: the events that will happen after the present time
It's impossible to predict the future.
2
grammar
: a verb tense that is used to refer to the future : future tense
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These individuals are more likely to set financial goals, create budgets, and actively save money for the future.
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Shane Enete, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Hundreds of years in the future, a now-sightless society exists in a medieval-like culture, believing stories of the old world to be more like legends rather than history.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
While acknowledging the absence of any tangible results over the past two seasons, Mara spoke with confidence about the plan Schoen and Daboll presented for the future.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Maybe falling in love with A.I. and having A.I. yanked away will be how people learn to appreciate one another in the future.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
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Shane Enete, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Hundreds of years in the future, a now-sightless society exists in a medieval-like culture, believing stories of the old world to be more like legends rather than history.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
While acknowledging the absence of any tangible results over the past two seasons, Mara spoke with confidence about the plan Schoen and Daboll presented for the future.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Maybe falling in love with A.I. and having A.I. yanked away will be how people learn to appreciate one another in the future.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the future
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“The future.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20future. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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