v. 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.
a. - 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.
a. - The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him.
a. - A future tense.