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Webster 1913 Edition

Future

Fu′ture

(?; 135)
,
Adj.
[F.
futur
, L.
futurus
, used as fut. p. of
esse
to be, but from the same root as E.
be
. See
Be
,
Verb.
I.
]
That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present;
as, the next moment is
future
, to the present
.
Future tense
(Gram.)
,
the tense or modification of a verb which expresses a future act or event.

Fu′ture

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
futur
. See
Future
,
Adj.
]
1.
Time to come; time subsequent to the present (as, the future shall be as the present); collectively, events that are to happen in time to come.
“Lay the future open.”
Shak.
2.
The possibilities of the future; – used especially of prospective success or advancement;
as, he had great
future
before him
.
3.
(Gram.)
A future tense.
To deal in futures
,
to speculate on the future values of merchandise or stocks.
[Brokers’ cant]

Webster 1828 Edition

Future

FU'TURE

,
Adj.
[L. futurus.] That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present, indefinitely. The next moment is future to the present.
1.
The future tense, in grammar, is the modification of a verb which expresses a future act or event.

FU'TURE

,
Noun.
Time to come; a time subsequent to the present; as, the future shall be as the present; in future; for the future. In such phrases, time or season is implied.

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