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/fy.tyʁ/

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Translation

future

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Word origin

From Latin futurus ('about to be'), the future participle of esse ('to be'). English future comes from the same source.

Origin
Latin
Root
futurus
English cognates
future

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralfuturs

Examples

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What does the future hold for our children?

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In the near future, everything will be different.

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He wants to become a doctor, that is his future career.

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Nobody can know the future in advance.

Paris.

Her future husband works in a bank in Paris.

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This word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 13: futur, église, zone and 5 more words.