English

Etymology
From Latin futurus, irregular future participle of esse, be.

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�fju�ʧ�/, SAMPA|/"fju:tS@/
(General American|US) IPA|/�fju�ʧ�/, SAMPA|/"fju:tS@`/
audio|en-us-future.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�t��(r)|-u�t��(r)

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
2. Something that will happen in moments yet to come.

#: ''There is no future in dwelling on the past.

1. (grammatical terminology): verb tense used to talk about events that will happen in the future. future tense
2. finance (plural) commodities|Commodities or stocks bought or sold with the understanding that they will be delivered at a date beyond the current one.

Translations
trans-top|The time ahead
Afrikaans: toekoms
Bulgarian: t+|bg|б�де�е|n|trb�dešte|scCyrl
Catalan: futur m
Chinese: �� wèilái� �� ji�nglái
Croatian: t-|hr|budu�nost|f
Czech: t-|cs|budoucnost|f
Danish: fremtid c
Dutch: t+|nl|toekomst|f
Esperanto: t-|eo|estonteco|xsEsperanto, t-|eo|estonto|xsEsperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|tulevaisuus
French: t+|fr|avenir|m, t+|fr|futur|m
German: t+|de|Zukunft|f
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Greek: t+|el|μέλλον|n|sc=Grek (méllon)
Hebrew: עת�� romanization of Hebrew|atíd m
Hungarian: t+|hu|jöv�
Japanese: �� (���, mirai), �� (�����, sh�rai)
Kurdish: KUchar|د�ا���, KUchar|پاش�����
Norwegian: t+|no|framtid|m|f
Polish: t+|pl|przysz�o��|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|futuro
Romanian: t-|ro|viitor
Russian: t+|ru|б�д��ее|n|trbúdušeje|scCyrl
Slovene: prihodnost f, bodo�nost f
Swedish: t+|sv|framtid|c
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trans-top|Something that will happen in moments yet to come
Afrikaans: toekomstige
Bulgarian: б�де�е в�еме (b�dešte vreme) n
Catalan: futur m
Croatian: t-|hr|budu�nost|f
Danish: fremtid c
Dutch: onvoltooid toekomende tijd m (abbreviated as O.Tk.T.)
Esperanto: t-|eo|futuro|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|tulevaisuus
French: t+|fr|futur|m
Hebrew: עת�� romanization of Hebrew|atíd m
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German: t+|de|Futur|n
Greek: t+|el|μέλλον|n|sc=Grek (méllon)
Hungarian: jöv� id�
Norwegian: t+|no|framtid|m|f
Polish: t+|pl|przysz�o��|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|futuro
Romanian: t-|ro|viitor
Russian: t+|ru|б�д��ее|n|trbúdušeje|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|prihodnost|f
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trans-top|verb tense
Catalan: futur m
Croatian: t-|hr|futur|m
Danish: fremtid c
Finnish: t+|fi|futuuri
German: t+|de|Futur|n
Greek: t+|el|μέλλον�α�|m|scGrek (méllondas), t+|el|μέλλ�ν|m|scGrek (méllon)
Hebrew: עת�� romanization of Hebrew|atíd m
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Norwegian: t-|no|futurum|n
Polish: t+|pl|czas przysz�y|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|futuro
Russian: б�д��ее в�ем� (búdušeje vr'ém'a) n
Slovene: prihodnjik m
Spanish: t+|es|futuro|m
Swedish: t-|sv|futurum
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|�ست�ب� (mustáqbal) m
ttbc|Basque: gero, etorkizun
ttbc|Chinese: �� (wèilái)
ttbc|Ido: futuro
ttbc|Indonesian: masa depan
ttbc|Interlingua: futuro
ttbc|Italian: avvenire m, futuro m
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ttbc|Korean: 미� (��, mirae)
ttbc|Spanish: futuro m
ttbc|Telugu: భవిష�యత�త� (Bavishyattu)
ttbc|Turkish: gelecek
ttbc|Volapük: fütür
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Adjective
future

1. Having to do with or occurring in the future.

#: Future generations will either laugh or cry at our stupidity.

Translations
trans-top|Having to do with or occurring in the future
Afrikaans: toekoms
Basque: geroko
Bulgarian: t+|bg|б�де�|sc=Cyrl
Catalan: futur m, futura f
Croatian: t-|hr|budu�i
Danish: fremtidig
Dutch: t+|nl|toekomstig
Esperanto: estonta, futura?
Finnish: t-|fi|tuleva
French: t+|fr|futur|m, t+|fr|future|f
German: t+|de|zukünftig
Greek: t|el|μελλον�ικ��|scGrek, t+|el|μέλλ�ν|scGrek
Hebrew: עת��� romanization of Hebrew|atidí m, עת���ת romanization of Hebrew|atidít f
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Interlingua: futur
Italian: t+|it|futuro
Norwegian: framtidig
Polish: przysz�y
Romanian: t-|ro|viitor
Russian: t+|ru|б�д��ий|sc=Cyrl
Slovene: prihodnji m, prihodnja f, prihodnje n
Spanish: t+|es|futuro
Telugu: భవిష�య (Bavishya), భావి (Baavi)
Turkish: t+|tr|gelecek
Volapük: fütürik
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Derived terms
futurism
futurist
futuristic
retro future

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Time

French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /fy.ty�/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /fy.tyR/

Adjective
future

1. feminine of futur

Italian

Adjective
future

1. feminine plural of futuro

ar:future
zh-min-nan:future
et:future
el:future
fa:future
fr:future
hy:future
io:future
id:future
it:future
kk:future
hu:future
ja:future
pl:future
pt:future
ru:future
simple:future
sr:future
fi:future
ta:future
te:future
vi:future
tr:future
uk:future
zh:future

• 2007-12-19 23:48 - Tbot - added t for bg, no, nl

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