future in WordNet English dictionary

1. bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date
   future 
   
2. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
   future  future tense 
   
3. the time yet to come
   future  hereafter  futurity  time to come 
   

1. yet to be or coming
   "some future historian will evaluate him"
   future 
   
2. a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened
   "future auxiliary"
   future 
   
3. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
   "our next president"
   future  next  succeeding 
   
4. effective in or looking toward the future
   "he was preparing for future employment opportunities"
   future