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future British & World English

a period of time following the moment of speaking or writing; time regarded as still to come

the future in future British & World English

a period of time following the moment of speaking or writing; time regarded as still to come

future life British & World English

a future state or existence, especially seen as very different from the present

future-proof British & World English

(of a product or system) unlikely to become obsolete

future shock British & World English

a state of distress or disorientation due to rapid social or technological change

future history British & World English

(in science fiction) a narration of imagined future events

future perfect British & World English

a tense of verbs expressing expected completion in the future, in English exemplified by will have done

once and future in once British & World English

denoting someone or something that is eternal or enduring

look to the future in look British & World English

consider and plan for what is in the future, rather than worrying about the past or present

foreseeable British & World English

able to be foreseen or predicted

future perfect in perfect British & World English

(of a tense) denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action which began in the past. The perfect tense is formed in English with have or has and the past participle, as in they have eaten and they have been eating (present perfect), they had eaten (past perfect), and they will have eaten (future perfect)

future English-French

avenir m

future English-German

[zu]künftig

future1 English-Spanish

the future

future perfect English-Italian

futuro m anteriore

in future in future1 English-Spanish

de ahora en adelante

in the near future in near English-French

dans un avenir proche

in the near future in near English-German

in nächster Zukunft

at some future date in future English-French

à une date ultérieure

at some future date in future English-German

zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt

in the forseeable future in forseeable English-Italian

in futuro per quanto si possa prevedere

the future/present perfect in perfect3 English-Spanish

el futuro/pretérito perfecto

that's where our future lies in lie English-French

c'est là qu'est notre avenir

in the not too distant future in not English-Italian

in un futuro non troppo lontano

who knows what the future holds in hold1 English-Spanish

quién sabe qué nos deparará el futuro

try to think beyond the immediate future in beyond1 English-Spanish

trata de pensar más allá del futuro inmediato

who knows what the future has in store? in store1 English-Spanish

¿quién sabe lo que nos deparará el futuro?

what does the future have in store for us? in store English-French

qu'est-ce que l'avenir nous réserve?