future

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfjuːtʃər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfjutʃɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fyo̅o̅′chər)

Collocations for "future"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "future" in context.

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future

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. future [dreams, ambitions, attempts, goals]
  2. future [events, concerts, dates, occasions]
  3. all future [requests, applications, orders] will be
  4. the future [development, generation, direction] (of)
  5. will have future [problems, setbacks] if
  6. the future [continuous, progressive, simple, perfect] tense
  7. in the future [continuous]
  8. at [a, some] future time
  9. on a future [date, weekend]
  10. in a future [world, life, existence]
  11. for future [use, generations]
  12. keep it for future reference
n
  1. the [unknown, distant, near] future
  2. not in the foreseeable future
  3. has a secure (political, economic) future
  4. has a promising future as a [basketball player, CEO]
  5. has a future in [marketing, the music industry]
  6. can expect a bright future
  7. plan for the future
  8. plans for the [near] future
  9. look to the future
  10. no one can [know, predict] the future
  11. the [relationship, job, group] had no future
  12. our [plan, model, company] is the future
  13. our [image, vision, outlook, way] of the future
  14. travel [to, from] the future
  15. let's see what the future [brings, has in store]
  16. what the future will hold
  17. what will life be like in the future?
  18. I'll [remember, do] that in the future
  19. the future is [near, coming]
  20. the future of [food, the automotive industry]
  21. [trades, sells] (in) futures
  22. made a [lot of money, fortune] on futures
'future' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
CEO - about - address - anticipation - anxiety - archive - avert - balance - baseline - benchmark - bleak - blue - bright - budget - build - careful - chart - concern - considerate - construction - contemplate - continuous - counsel - cramp - cushion - dependable - distant - divine - door - doubt - doubtful - dull - education - envision - evaluate - expansion - fear - fearful - forecast - foresee - foreseeable - foreshadow - forge - forgetful - frightened - gamble - generation - ghost - glimpse - gloomy

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