future
gb/fjˈut͡ʃɚ/ us/fjˈut͡ʃɚ/
A2
Ingles
~ 1100
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan
A2
entity
1
Time after the present moment
The time that comes after today or now.
Padron ng paggamit:
the future [of something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'future' with 'present' or 'past' when talking about timelines.
Mga kasingkahulugan
tomorrow (Refers specifically to the day after today, not the general time ahead.)
Mga kasalungat
past (Refers to time that has already happened, opposite of time yet to come.)
Mga kolokasyon
near future
|in the future
|bright future
|future generations
|future plans
Mga tema
time
|life
|planning
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- No one knows what the future will bring.
- We must think about the future of our children.
- Technology will play a big role in the future.
- They are saving money for the future.
- In the future, cars may drive themselves.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- I want a good job in the future.
- The future is not clear.
- She thinks about her future a lot.
- In the future, I will travel more.
adjective
B1
property
2
Expected to happen later
Saying that someone or something will be something later.
Padron ng paggamit:
future [job/role/event]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes use 'future' when they mean 'next', which is more immediate.
Mga kasingkahulugan
prospective (More formal and often used in professional or official contexts.)
Mga kasalungat
former (Describes someone or something that had a role or state in the past but no longer does.)
Mga kolokasyon
future husband
|future leader
|future home
|future career
Mga tema
time
|planning
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- She met her future boss at the conference.
- This is the site of our future home.
- They are training the country's future leaders.
- He is a future champion in the sport.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He is my future teacher.
- This is my future house.
- I met my future wife at school.
Pangngalan
technical
C1
entity
3
Financial contract for later trade
A business deal to buy or sell something at a set price on a date in the future.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse 'futures' with the general plural of 'future', but here it is a fixed financial term.
Mga kasingkahulugan
forward contract (Similar but not standardized and typically traded over-the-counter.)
Mga kasalungat
spot trade (A trade in which payment and delivery happen immediately.)
Mga kolokasyon
futures market
|trade futures
|buy futures contracts
Mga tema
business
|finance
Mga Halimbawa
- He invests in oil futures to hedge against price changes.
- Futures are traded on specialized exchanges.
- They bought gold futures expecting prices to rise.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He buys coffee futures for his company.
- Futures can be risky investments.
- We sell wheat futures to protect our prices.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
future
IPA
GB/fjˈut͡ʃɚ/
US/fjˈut͡ʃɚ/
Mga pantig at diin
fu - ture (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (fu)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: future
Noun
- Base: future
- Plural: future, futures
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
futures
noun
Related words
futuristic
adjective
futurist
noun
Negative and opposite forms
past
noun A2
Advanced or less common
futurism
noun
Mga ekspresyon
future holds
1/fjˈut͡ʃɚ hˈoʊldz/
fixed phrase
Events that will happen later
What will happen later in life or time.
Mga Halimbawa
- No one knows what the future holds.
- I wonder what the future holds for us.
in the near future
1/ˈɪn ðə nˈɪɹ fjˈut͡ʃɚ/
fixed phrase
Soon after now
Not long from now; soon.
Mga Halimbawa
- We plan to move to a bigger office in the near future.
- The company will release a new product in the near future.
in the foreseeable future
1/ˈɪn ðə fɔɹsˈiəbəl fjˈut͡ʃɚ/
fixed phrase
formal
At some time that can be predicted
At a time that we can reasonably guess or predict from now; not very far into the future, but not very soon either.
Mga Halimbawa
- Oil prices are not expected to fall in the foreseeable future.
- It is unlikely that the law will change in the foreseeable future.
in the foreseeable future
2/ˈɪn ðə fɔɹsˈiəbəl fjˈut͡ʃɚ/
fixed phrase
Within predictable time ahead
In a time that we can guess or see coming soon.
Mga Halimbawa
- The law is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.
- There are no plans to expand in the foreseeable future.