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Meaning of "future tense" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FUTURE TENSE

future tense  [ˈfjuːtʃə tens] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUTURE TENSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Future tense is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES FUTURE TENSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

future tense

Future tense

In grammar, a future tense is a verb form that generally marks the event described by the verb as not having happened yet, but expected to happen in the future. An example of a future tense form is the French aimera, meaning "will love", derived from the verb aimer. English does not have a future tense formed by verb inflection in this way, although it has a number of ways to express the future, particularly the construction with the auxiliary verb will or shall, and grammarians differ in whether they describe such constructions as representing a future tense in English, one and all. The "future" expressed by the future tense usually means the future relative to the moment of speaking, although in contexts where relative tense is used it may mean the future relative to some other point in time under consideration. Future tense can be denoted by the glossing abbreviation FUT.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUTURE TENSE


defense
ˈdiːfens
everywhence
ˈevrɪˌwens
offense
ˈɒfens
overintense
ˌəʊvərɪnˈtens
pretense
prɪˈtens
protense
prəʊˈtens
recense
rɪˈsens
refence
riːˈfens
somewhence
ˈsʌmˌwens
ultradense
ˌʌltrəˈdens
undersense
ˈʌndəˌsens

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUTURE TENSE

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUTURE TENSE

dense
expense
extense
Hortense
hyperintense
hypertense
immense
intense
license
make sense
Ourense
past tense
perfect tense
present tense
primary tense
sense
simple tense
subtense
suspense
tense

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «future tense» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUTURE TENSE

Find out the translation of future tense to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of future tense 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 tense» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

将来时
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiempo futuro
570 millions of speakers

English

future tense
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तनाव में भविष्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المستقبل متوترة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

будущее время
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tempo futuro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভবিষ্যৎ কাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

futur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tegang masa depan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Futur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

未来時制
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시제 미래
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mangsa tegang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thì tương lai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர் காலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भविष्यकाळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gelecek zaman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tempo futuro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czas przyszły
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

майбутній час
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

timpul viitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μέλλοντας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toekomstige tyd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

futurum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

futurum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of future tense

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUTURE TENSE»

The term «future tense» is regularly used and occupies the 81.330 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUTURE TENSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «future tense» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «future tense» 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 tense

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QUOTES WITH «FUTURE TENSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word future tense.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUTURE TENSE»

Discover the use of future tense in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to future tense and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cultural Studies in the Future Tense
It demonstrates what cultural studies can do, giving a broadly interdisciplinary and politically engaged analysis of our contemporary conjuncture. This is an excellent model for future work in the field.
Lawrence Grossberg, 2010
2
Future: Tense: The Coming World Order
And what does the future hold for life under the Pax Americana? In Future: Tense, Gwynne Dyer brilliantly analyses how increased American militarism - especially in the Middle East - is leading the world to the brink of disaster.
Gwynne Dyer, 2006
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Future Tense: The Lessons of Culture in an Age of Upheaval
AsThe New Criterionembarks on its fourth decade of publication, the magazine commemorates its commitment to the civilizing values of informed criticism with the publication ofFuture Tense: The Lessons of Culture in an Age of Upheaval.
Roger Kimball, 2013
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Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds ...
In Smarter Than You Think Thompson shows that every technological innovation—from the written word to the printing press to the telegraph—has provoked the very same anxieties that plague us today.
Clive Thompson, 2013
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The Oxford Handbook of Tense and Aspect
This Handbook is a comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible guide to the topics and theories that current form the front line of research into tense, aspect, and related areas.
Robert I. Binnick, 2012
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The Grammar of the English Tense System: A Comprehensive ...
2.7.3 Apart from the fact that they do not involve a particular inflectional tense morpheme, the present perfect and the future tense are often excluded from the English tense system on the basis of the claim that instead of expressing tense, they ...
Renaat Declerck, Susan Reed, Bert Cappelle, 2006
7
Thinking In The Future Tense
What People Are Saying about Jennifer James's Thinking in the Future Tense — Charles Garfield, Ph.D. Author, Second to None and Peak Performers “If the hallmarks of a masterpiece are simplicity, clarity, and insight, then Jennifer James  ...
Jennifer James, 2012
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Future Tense: Jews, Judaism, and Israel in the Twenty-First ...
A respected Jewish intellectual and award-winning author of To Heal a Fractured World urges Jewish readers to reject popular notions that isolate Judaism with depictions of persecuting contrary faiths, explaining the importance of Jewish ...
Jonathan Sacks, 2012
9
Future Tense:
Frank Almond. dislikes. They knew the type of people I was likely to trust, the personal favourites I wouldn't question. “Where are the others?” she barked. “ They were not here,” said the male Corrective Measures agent. “We will wait.
Frank Almond, 2003
10
Future Tense: The Culture of Anticipation in France Between ...
The Culture of Anticipation in France Between the Wars Roxanne Panchasi. might ultimately pose a threat to Europe.15 The U.S. declaration of war against Spain in 1898 would launch a new phase of concern in France over what began to be ...
Roxanne Panchasi, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUTURE TENSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term future tense is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hackers Love It That Americans Use Their Social Security Numbers …
Lily Hay Newman is a staff writer and the lead blogger for Future Tense. Even crazier than the idea that more than one-quarter of SSNs could ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Dover Reduces Full-Year Forecast
... "projects," "should," "would," "could," "forecast" and "management is of the opinion," or similar words or phrases or the use of the future tense. «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
EA to Release First Quarter Fiscal Year 2016 Results on July 30, 2015
Statements including words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate” or “expect” and statements in the future tense are forward-looking ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
4
Spike TV to Present Six-Part TV Event THE MCAFEE PROJECT
Recently, McAfee launched Future Tense Central, a security and privacy company offering innovative mobile and web applications with the ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
5
New ASU research highlights interesting side effects of innovation
... associate dean for research and professor at the College of Public Service and Community Solutions, in an article on Slate's Future Tense ... «Arizona State University, Jul 15»
6
Sauna Youth - Distractions
This, preceded by the dissonant 'Future Tense' makes the record pleasingly conflicting, just when you thought that the album was explicitly defined by chaos. «Clash Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Edgewater Sets Second Quarter 2015 Earnings Call for Wednesday …
Statements including words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate" or "expect" and statements in the future tense are forward-looking ... «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»
8
Fresh on scene, Carlos Correa has tricky case to be All-Star like past …
The future tense might be the key there. Some would argue that it's just a little too soon for Correa to be in the Midsummer Classic, that he ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
9
What Agent Orange Tells Us About Anti-Vaxxers
(Future Tense is a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State.) In the United States, people often say that better communication ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Why Aren't Local Governments Releasing Data Like They're …
This article is part of Future Tense, a collaboration among Arizona State University, New America, and Slate. Future Tense explores the ways ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Future tense [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/future-tense>. Apr 2024 ».
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