FUTURE
—adjective. 1 about to happen, be, or become. 2 a of time to come. B gram. (of a tense) describing an event yet to happen. —none. 1 time to come. 2 future events. 3 future condition of a person, country, etc. 4 prospect of success etc. (no future in it). 5 gram. Future tense. 6 (in plural.) Stock exch. Goods etc. Sold for future delivery. ? in future from now onwards. [latin futurus future part of sum be]