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futures

futures

2 5.1
The things that may happen to someone in later life
  • noun
  • /ˈfjuːtʃərz/
translation icon : futuros
  • The choices we make today will shape the futures of generations to come.

And they give me real hope for the future of leadership AI.

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Examples

  • We are changing the future of LGBTQ youth.

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  • So let's see what's in our future right now.

  • What do you think is the future of real estate teams?

    Tom Ferry

  • Draw a picture of your future self here.

  • Would you rather meet your future self or your future kids?

  • That little boy's future is tied to ours.

  • How do you imagine the future with NFTS?

  • So that's a future that I also see.

  • Let us hope that this part of my fictional future does come true.

  • Powerful Tools that Transform Children's Futures

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Synonyms

scenario
vsfutures
507 4.3

A description of possible events used to plan for different outcomes

is more general and covers many separate outcomes not tied to a planned sequence
prospect
vsfutures
425 3.3

A chance that something will happen in the future

is wider and names the full set of potential events and opportunities ahead
eventuality
vsfutures
16 6.5

A possible future event or outcome

is a broad set of many possible events and opportunities ahead
contingence
vsfutures
  • Archaic
9.6

A possible future event that may happen by chance

is broader and covers many possible outcomes not limited to chance

Antonyms

past
∞ 1.0

The time before now when events happened

present
287 1.0

The time that is happening now

Compounds

futures market
  • Specialized
5 4.4

A place where buyers and sellers agree to exchange goods later at a fixed price

futures contract
  • Specialized
3 6.2

An agreement to trade things such as oil or shares at a fixed price on a future date

futures exchange
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A market where people trade standard agreements to buy or sell goods and shares later

stock-index futures
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A contract that lets people bet on or protect against changes in a stock market index

Surface Forms

future singular
futures plural

Morphology

futures = future (transparent) = future + s

Simple plural formation from the noun 'future'; meaning 'the futures/prospects of multiple people or things' is directly derived and easily understood by learners.

Etymology

Futures comes from the word future, which means 'time to come' or 'what will be'. So when we speak of someone's futures, we mean the different events or chances that may happen to them in the time ahead.