Future tense

Future tense
Future Fu"ture (?; 135), a. [F. futur, L. futurus, used as fut. p. of esse to be, but from the same root as E. be. See {Be}, 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. [1913 Webster]

{Future tense} (Gram.), the tense or modification of a verb which expresses a future act or event. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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