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

	

	future tense
    n 1: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
         [syn: future, future tense]