Definition of the future
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: the events that will happen after the present time
It's impossible to predict the future.
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: a verb tense that is used to refer to the future : future tense
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“The future.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20future. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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