future

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈfjuː.t͡ʃəː/]

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Senses

1. future (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.

Example: This solitary attitude stems in part from a deep sense of fatalism and futility, a profound social effect of the genophage that caused krogan numbers to dwindle to a relative handful. Not only are they angry that the entire galaxy seems out to get them, the krogan are also generally pessimistic about their race's chances of survival. The surviving krogan see no point to building for the future; there will be no future. The krogan live with an attitude of "kill, pillage, and be selfish, for tomorrow we die."

2. future (noun) — sense 2

Definition: Something that will happen in moments yet to come.

3. future (noun) — sense 3

Definition: Goodness in what is yet to come. Something to look forward to.

Example: There is no future in dwelling on the past.

4. future (adj) — sense 4

Definition: Having to do with or occurring in the future.

Example: Future generations will either laugh or cry at our stupidity.

Structure of the word

Roots:

bʰuh (Proto-Indo-European)

Connections

Roots: bʰuh

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