English

Suffix

-to-be

1. Future, later, expectant.

Usage notes

• The suffix -to-be may be attached — using a hyphen — to a wide range of nouns, including nearly any noun that denotes an acquired relationship.

Derived terms

Synonyms

• (future, later, expectant): future

Antonyms

• (future, later, expectant): then-, then, ex-, former

Translations

See also

• cum
• -elect
• has-been