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Meaning of "future perfect" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FUTURE PERFECT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUTURE PERFECT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Future perfect can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FUTURE PERFECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Future perfect

The future perfect is a verb form or construction used to describe an event that is expected or planned to happen before a time of reference in the future, such as will have finished in the English sentence "I will have finished by tomorrow." It is a grammatical combination of the future tense, or other marking of future time, and the perfect, a grammatical aspect that views an event as prior and completed.

Definition of future perfect in the English dictionary

The first definition of future perfect in the dictionary is denoting a tense of verbs describing an action that will have been performed by a certain time. In English this is formed with will have or shall have plus the past participle. Other definition of future perfect is the future perfect tense. Future perfect is also a verb in this tense.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUTURE PERFECT

futtock shroud
futural
future
future life
future tense
future value
future-proof
futureless
futurelessness
futures
futurism
futurist
futuristic
futuristically
futurities
futurition
futurity
futurological
futurologist
futurology

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUTURE PERFECT

affect
counterfect
defect
effect
hearing defect
imperfect
in effect
infect
knock-on effect
letter-perfect
note-perfect
past perfect
perfect
pluperfect
prefect
present perfect
preterperfect
side effect
take effect
word-perfect

Synonyms and antonyms of future perfect in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «future perfect» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUTURE PERFECT

Find out the translation of future perfect to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of future perfect from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «future perfect» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

未来完美
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

futuro perfecto
570 millions of speakers

English

future perfect
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भविष्य सही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكمال في المستقبل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

будущее прекрасно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

futuro perfeito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিউচার পারফেক্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

futur antérieur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Masa depan yang sempurna
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Future Perfect
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

未来完了
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미래의 완벽한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mangsa sampurna
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoàn hảo trong tương lai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர்காலத்தில் சரியான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भविष्यात परिपूर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gelecek mükemmel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

futuro perfetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Future Perfect
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

майбутнє прекрасно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

viitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μελλοντική τέλεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Future Perfect
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

framtida perfekt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Future Perfect
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of future perfect

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUTURE PERFECT»

The term «future perfect» is regularly used and occupies the 72.916 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUTURE PERFECT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «future perfect» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «future perfect» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about future perfect

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUTURE PERFECT»

Discover the use of future perfect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to future perfect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Future Perfect: The Case For Progress In A Networked Age
Steven Johnson proposes that a new model of political change is on the rise transforming everything from local government to classrooms to health care.
Steven Johnson, 2012
2
Future Perfect: The Case For Progress In A Networked Age
With his characteristic flair for multidisciplinary storytelling, Steven Johnson shows in Future Perfect that what lies behind these and many other fascinating human stories is the concept of networked thinking.
Steven Johnson, 2012
3
Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age
With his characteristic flair for multidisciplinary storytelling, Steven Johnson shows in Future Perfect that what lies behind these and many other fascinating human stories is the concept of networked thinking.Exploring a new vision of ...
Steven Johnson, 2012
4
Future Perfect: American Science Fiction of the Nineteenth ...
In this first new edition since 1978, H. Bruce Franklin has made major revisions and additions, including a new section displaying remarkable contributions to science fiction by nineteenth-century American women.
Howard Bruce Franklin, 1995
5
Future Perfect: How Star Trek Conquered Planet Earth
A lively history of the seemingly inexhaustible popularity of the TV series and its progeny with the popular culture and imagination of America and the world features interviews with Patrick Stewart, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., and the Dalai Lama. ...
Jeff Greenwald, 1998
6
Future Perfect
Now back in print after many years, a captivating story of sweet seduction and unexpected love from New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann Dressed in Victorian attire, Juliana Anderson gives guests at her cozy New England bed ...
Suzanne Brockmann, 2011
7
Future Perfect: Confronting Decisions about Genetics
The law professor and Congressional advisor tackles the new science of genetics and gauges its possible impact on the ethics of scientific research, our social institutions, gene therapy, medical care, the courts, and more.
Lori B. Andrews, 2001
8
Future perfect
The business classic which Tim Peters has called "the book of the decade", now reframed by the author for the decade ahead.
Stanley M. Davis, 1997
9
Future Perfect: What Next? and Other Impossible Questions
Future Perfect is a book for those who believe we can shape the future of our earth, and that there is a moral responsibility for us to do just that. It's difficult to disembark once you're here, after all.
Robyn Williams, 2007
10
A Future Perfect: The Challenge and Promise of Globalization
Addressing the major concerns about globalization, the authors defend the emergence of the new world economy, arguing that it will ultimately improve the human condition. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUTURE PERFECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term future perfect is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Future Perfect: Strangle on Crompton Greaves
The short-term outlook for Crompton Greaves is neutral. The stock finds immediate resistance at ₹197 and support at ₹163. A close below ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
2
Lose Weight Before You Date? Ain't Nobody Got Time for That
The idea that you should "work on yourself" before you start dating is what I call living in the future perfect tense. Tense being the operative ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Hard Left (Mike from Slumberland/Black Tambourine) touring …
Since we last spoke, their debut album We Are Hard Left came out (on the band's own Future Perfect Records), and now they're ready to tour in ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Jul 15»
4
Future perfect: Business Strategies with Aston Wealth Management
Volatility in Africa led Aston Wealth Management to adopt a more flexible approach to dealing with offshore clients – and in turn it learnt an ... «International Adviser, Jul 15»
5
Hot debates are on offer as the literary festival and book fair join …
Chaired by Rashid Seedat, head of the Gauteng planning division in provincial government, the panel Future Perfect sees Wits academics ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
6
Freedy Johnston, Prince Rama & more playing Festival of …
There are shows from Northern Spy and Paper Garden records, and a host of other DJs (including this writer; my show "Past Future Perfect" is ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Jun 15»
7
Can a company indemnify officers against legal costs and expenses …
A proper construction of the use of the future perfect tense (ie is found guilty) in both clause 2.2 and section 199A(3)(b) meant that unless and ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
8
RESIDUE AND REORDERING
I only had her personal website, which showed me a snippet of her work, and the wall text that briefly explains the FUTURE PERFECT / indices ... «Brooklyn Rail, Jun 15»
9
A future perfect and continuous
“Forty to 50 billion dollars! That's the expected volume of Chinese investment in Pakistan.” The man was ecstatic. His pupils were dilated and ... «The Express Tribune, Jun 15»
10
Ausstellung „Future Perfect“ Das Gespenst des Kapitals
Mit zeitgenössischer Kunst aus Deutschland tourt „Future Perfect“, die aktuelle Ausstellung des Instituts für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa), durch die Welt. 2015 ist ... «Goethe-Institut, Jun 15»

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