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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That call, echoed almost immediately in the White House’s budget request, put a big question mark on the future of Boeing’s beleaguered rocket after roughly a decade of development.
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Sana Pashankar, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
The exam will have an oversize effect on the future possibilities of this small, mishmash group of students.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Amid all the bad news surrounding us, stories like this remind me the future is still bright for my young daughters.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
The journalist interviewing Stephen in the future has his own flirtations with his mermaid editor.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2026
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Sana Pashankar, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
The exam will have an oversize effect on the future possibilities of this small, mishmash group of students.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Amid all the bad news surrounding us, stories like this remind me the future is still bright for my young daughters.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
The journalist interviewing Stephen in the future has his own flirtations with his mermaid editor.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2026
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 12 Apr. 2026.
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