Betekenis van future In het Nederlands

• 0 a period of time that is to come:

  • Sometimes I worry about the future.

  • I wonder what the future holds for (= what will happen to) you and me.

  • I'm sure at some point in the future I'll want a baby.

  • We need to plan for the future.

  • Do you plan to leave New York in the distant future or the near future?

  • I can see those two getting married in the not too distant future (= quite soon).

  • In the sentence "He will study" the verb phrase "will study" is in the future.

  • Torn apart by war, its economy virtually destroyed, this country now faces a very uncertain future.

  • She's a very talented young singer, Mike, and I personally think she's got a great future ahead of her!

  • The future isn't looking too rosy for these companies.

  • With falling audiences, the future of this theatre is in doubt.

  • Could you be more careful in future?

  • In future I won't bother asking him out anywhere if he's just going to complain that he's bored!

  • In future I'm going to check every single piece of work that you do!

• 1 agreements for the buying and selling of goods, in which the price is agreed before a particular future time at which the goods will be provided:

  • the futures market

  • She works in futures.

• 2 happening or existing in the future:

  • Of course we'll keep you up to date about any future developments.

  • There's an old superstition that young girls going to bed on this night dream of their future husbands.

  • How do you say that in the future tense?

  • For future reference, could you use the headed paper for any correspondence that leaves this office?

  • I filed the documents away for future reference.

• 3 time which is to come, or something that will happen or exist later:

  • [ U ] What are your plans for the future?

  • [ U ] We hope to buy a house in the foreseeable future.

  • [ C ] He faces an uncertain future.

  • [ U ] I really don’t expect any change in the near future.

  • I’ll be sure to observe the speed limit in the future (= the next time).

• 4 the conditions for success:

  • [ U ] In 1903, Ford realized that the future of automobiles lay in making them faster and cheaper.

  • [ C usually sing ] Candidates always promise a brighter future for Americans.

• 5 having the tense of the verb used to describe actions, events, or states that will happen or exist later:

  • In the sentence, "Who will look after the dog?", the phrase "will look" is in the future tense.

• 6 happening or existing later or in the future:

  • She was aware that her writings might speak to future generations of African Americans.