<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>time that will be or come after the present: In the future, the fines for these infractions may be much greater.</li><li>something that will exist or happen in time to come: The future is rooted in the past.</li><li>a condition, especially of success or failure, to come: An oracle had predicted the mighty hero's tragic future.</li><li>future tense (Grammar).</li><li>speculative purchases or sales of commodities to be received or delivered later on (Stock Exchange).</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>coming or happening after the present time: All these decisions are uncertain, as they depend on future events.</li><li>relating to or connected with time to come: I’m afraid my future plans are already made, and they don’t include farming.</li><li>designating a tense or other verb construction that refers to events or states happening after the present time (Grammar).</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>