• Noun: the time yet to come
• Noun: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
• Noun: bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date
• Adj: yet to be or coming; example: "some future historian will evaluate him"
• Adj: effective in or looking toward the future; example: "he was preparing for future employment opportunities"
• Adj: coming at a subsequent time or stage; examples: "the future president entered college at the age of 16", "awaiting future actions on the bill", "later developments", "without ulterior argument"
• Adj: (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; example: "our next president"
• Adj: a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; example: "future auxiliary"