I.
noun
1 time that will come after the present
ADJECTIVE
▪ foreseeable , immediate , near , not-too-distant , short-term
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Things will continue as they are for the foreseeable ~.
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A new branch of the store will be opening in the near ~.
▪ distant , far , remote
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Trying to forecast the far ~ is a problematic exercise.
▪ indefinite
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Nothing will change for the indefinite ~.
VERB + FUTURE
▪ look to , plan for
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Don't think too much about past troubles—look to the ~.
▪ foretell , look into , predict
▪ embrace
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All of us need to embrace the ~.
FUTURE + VERB
▪ bring (sb) , hold
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whatever the ~ may bring you
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Who can tell what the ~ holds?
PREPOSITION
▪ for the ~
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What are your plans for the ~?
▪ in (the) ~
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In ~, please contact me first. ( BrE )
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In the ~, please contact me first. ( AmE )
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The possibility of travel to other solar systems still lies in the distant ~.
▪ of the ~
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The stars of the ~ are competing this month.
PHRASES
▪ a vision for the ~ , a vision of the ~
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In her speech, the director outlined her vision for the ~.
2 what will happen to sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ bright , brilliant , exciting , glorious , golden ( esp. BrE ), great , healthy , promising , prosperous , rosy , successful
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He has a great ~ as a designer.
▪ better
▪ hopeful , peaceful
▪ secure , stable
▪ sustainable , viable
▪ bleak , gloomy ( esp. BrE ), grim , uncertain
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He forecasts an uncertain ~ for the industry.
▪ long-term
▪ economic , financial , political
▪ shared
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united by our common history and our shared ~
▪ entire , whole
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He felt his entire ~ was at risk.
▪ utopian
VERB + FUTURE
▪ face , have
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The company faces a very uncertain ~.
▪ create
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We want to create a better ~ for everyone.
▪ determine , influence , shape
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the right to determine their own ~ in a democratic fashion
▪ assure , guarantee , secure
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The sale secured his financial ~.
▪ jeopardize , threaten
▪ envisage ( esp. BrE ), envision ( esp. AmE ), forecast , predict
▪ consider , contemplate , ponder , ponder on
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After being dropped from the team the young defender is considering his ~.
▪ discuss
▪ plan
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You need to take time to plan your ~.
▪ invest in
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She decided to invest in her ~ by taking a course.
FUTURE + VERB
▪ await (sb)
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A great ~ awaits you.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ as
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She has a very promising ~ as a musician.
▪ ~ in
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He could see no ~ in his job.
PHRASES
▪ a question mark over the ~ of sb/sth ( esp. BrE )
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A question mark hangs over the ~ of the company.
II.
adj.
Future is used with these nouns: ↑ bride , ↑ challenge , ↑ conflict , ↑ consumption , ↑ dealings , ↑ demand , ↑ direction , ↑ disaster , ↑ earnings , ↑ edition , ↑ emperor , ↑ employer , ↑ endeavour , ↑ event , ↑ existence , ↑ expansion , ↑ expectation , ↑ expenditure , ↑ exploration , ↑ gain , ↑ generation , ↑ government , ↑ greatness , ↑ growth , ↑ happiness , ↑ heir , ↑ historian , ↑ hope , ↑ husband , ↑ impact , ↑ implication , ↑ incarnation , ↑ income , ↑ king , ↑ leader , ↑ life , ↑ month , ↑ need , ↑ occupant , ↑ owner , ↑ plan , ↑ possibility , ↑ potential , ↑ profit , ↑ profitability , ↑ projection , ↑ promise , ↑ prospect , ↑ prosperity , ↑ queen , ↑ reference , ↑ release , ↑ requirement , ↑ research , ↑ return , ↑ ruler , ↑ scenario , ↑ self , ↑ shape , ↑ shortage , ↑ strategy , ↑ study , ↑ success , ↑ survival , ↑ target , ↑ tense , ↑ use , ↑ version , ↑ viability , ↑ wife , ↑ year