| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In time to come.[Websters]
2. In a prospective, eventual or contingent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In an unborn, upcoming, forthcoming or oncoming manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a subsequent, hindmost or successive manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In an ulterior manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In an incoming manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In an imminent, close, proximate or proximal manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a front or fore manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective future.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (future) | 1. Yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him".[Wordnet]. 2. Effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities".[Wordnet]. 3. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving.[Wordnet]. 4. A verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary".[Wordnet]. 5. Coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument".[Wordnet]. 6. That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present.[Websters]. 7. Time to come; time subsequent to the present (as, the future shall be as the present); collectively, events that are to happen in time to come.[Websters]. 8. The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him.[Websters]. 9. A future tense.[Websters]. 10. Adjective base of the adverb futurely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
"FUTURELY" is a common misspelling or typo for: futuredly. |
Date "FUTURELY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Futurely \Fu"ture*ly\, adverb. In time to come. [obsolete]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FUTURELY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] In time to come. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Common Expressions: future
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Absolute future | In Lorentzian manifolds, the absolute future of an event A is the region containing all the events which can be reached by traveling from A along a future-pointing null curve or timelike curve. (references) | ||
| After Man: A Zoology of the Future | In After Man: A Zoology of the Future (1981), Scottish paleontologist and geologist Dougal Dixon presents his hypotheses of how life would evolve 50 million years from now. He assumed that Europe and Africa would fuse, closing up the Mediterranean Sea. Asia and North America would collide and close up the Bering Strait. South America would split off from Central America. Australia would collide with southern Asia, uplifting a mountain range. Finally, parts of eastern Africa would split off to form a new island which he called Lemuria. Other volcanic islands have been added, such as the Pacaus Archipelago and Batavia. (references) | ||
| AlforceVeedramon Future Mode | AlforceVeedramon Future Mode is a Mega Level Holy Knight Digimon. (references) | ||
| Alliance for the Future of Austria | The Alliance for the Future of Austria (in German Bündnis Zukunft Österreich) or BZÖ is an Austrian political party founded by Jörg Haider and other leading members of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) on April 4, 2005. This resulted in the split of the Freedom Party, the future prospects of which seemed very uncertain for a time. Since the BZÖ has fared very badly in the state elections it participated in, most commentators believe that it will disappear after the 2006 elections. (references) | ||
| Alternative future | In science fiction stories involving time travel, an alternate future or alternative future is a possible future which never comes to pass, typically because someone travels back into the past and alters it so that the events of the alternate future cannot occur. (references) | ||
| Battle of the Future Buddhas | The Battle of the Future Buddhas was the struggle for the position of the spiritual leader of the ancient Kagyu Karma (Black Hat) sect of Buddhism which began in 1981. The term was first coined by TIME Magazine in 1994. (references) | ||
| Bright Future (policy) | ‘Bright Future’ was an innovation policy initiated by the National government in New Zealand in 1999. Originally called ‘Five Steps Ahead’, it was designed to identify the areas in which New Zealand innovation could be under threat, including its tall poppy syndrome. It was overseen by the Ministry of Commerce, whose minister at the time was the Hon Max Bradford. (references) | ||
| Campaign for America's Future | Campaign for America's Future is a American non-profit for progressive ideas and action. The Campaign advances a progressive economic agenda and a vision of the future. It issues of focus include, the environmental, energy, and health care issues, social security, education and congress accountability. The Campaign is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization. (references) | ||
| Captain Future | Captain Future is a fictional character, the creation of science fiction writer Edmond Hamilton. The character was published by Ned Pine's by his Thrilling/Standard/Better publications company. A different Captain Future was published in Pine's Nedor Comics line. (references) | ||
| Close future tense | Close future tense exists in French; where it is called the future proche. Example: Je vais aller au cinema, which means I'm going to go the cinema. The action is set to happen soon; the action is imminent. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: future
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Assignment of present or future debts | Finance | Assignment to the Bank of x's rights against y. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Baltic future exchange | Finance | The exchange in London where shipbrokers and shippers ply for cargo; also houses some commodity exchanges. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Contract for future sale | Agriculture | A sales contract under which a farmer agrees to deliver products of specified quality and quantity to a buyer for a specified price within a prescribed time frame. Contract sales are a growing practice, recently accounting for 86% of poultry, more than 50% of fruits, and 43% of milk. The benefits to processors are greater uniformity and predictability resulting in lower costs of grading, processing, and packing. The benefits to farmers are more stable income from a guaranteed market and price, and possibly access to a wider range of production inputs and advanced technology. (references) | |
| Desired future condition | Agriculture | Used to describe the future condition of federal forests and rangeland resources that meet management objectives. Desired future condition is based on ecological, social, and economic considerations during the land and resource management planning process. Desired future condition is usually expressed as ecological status or management status of vegetation and desired soil qualities. (references) | |
| Dim and Distant Future | Literature | (The). In November, 1885, Mr. W. E. Gladstone said that the disestablishment and disendowment of the Anglican Church were questions in "the dim and distant future." Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| Dominant Future | Business | That future having the largest amount of open interest. (references) | |
| Equipped for the Future | Women | EFF is the National Institute for Literacy's framework for adult education that identifies what adults need to know and be able to do to be literate, compete in a global economy, and be a responsible citizen and parent. (references) | |
| Factory of the future | Mechanical Engineering | Production plant in which the principal production-related tasks are fully automated. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Future advances clause | Finance | A clause in a mortgage contract that allows a lender to advance additional funds without executing a new mortgage instrument. (references) | |
| Future date testing | Computing | Future date testing | |
| Future debt | Law | FUTURE DEBT. In Scotland this term is applied to a debt which though created is not due, but is to become so at a future day. 1 Bell's Com. 315, 5th ed. (references) | |
| Future Imagery Architecture | Military & Defense | New US spy satellites developed by the NRO and NSA. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Future Liability | Environment | Refers to potentially responsible parties' obligations to pay for additional response activities beyond those specified in the Record of Decision or Consent Decree. (references) | |
| Future Logistics Enterprise (FLE) | Military | DoD’s mid-term vision (2005-2010) to accelerate logistics improvement, enhance support to the warfighter, and align logistics processes with the operational demands of the 21st century. The primary objective of the FLE is to ensure consistent, reliable support that meets warfighter requirements through enterprise integration and end-to-end customer service. The FLE builds upon and accelerates specific ongoing Service/Agency initiatives to meet the requirements of the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and the National Defense Strategy. FLE is composed of six initiatives: 1] Depot Maintenance Partnerships: The primary intent of this initiative is to enhance depot support to the warfighter by enabling and empowering DoD organic depots to develop appropriate partnerships with the commercial sector while recognizing the legitimate national security need for DoD to retain depot maintenance capability; 2] Condition-Based Maintenance+ (CBM+): Focuses on inserting technology to support improved maintenance capabilities and businesses processes into both new and legacy weapon systems. It also involves integrating and changing business processes to dramatically improve logistics system responsiveness. The ultimate intent of this initiative is to increase Operational Availability (Ao) and readiness throughout the weapon system life cycle at a reduced cost. The desired end state is a force of maintainers who have the knowledge-skill sets and tools to maintain complex systems at the optimal time through the use of available technologies that improve maintenance decisions and integrate the logistics processes; 3] Total Life Cycle Systems Management (TLCSM): The implementation, management, and oversight of all activities associated with the acquisition, development, production, fielding, sustainment, and disposal of a DoD weapon system across its life cycle by the designated Program Manager (PM). It empowers the PM as the life cycle manager with full accountability and responsibility for system acquisition and follow-on sustainment; 4] End-to-End Distribution: This initiative is directed toward streamlining warfighter support by providing materiel, including retrograde and associated information, from the source of supply or point of origin to the point of use or disposal, as defined by the Combatant Commanders (COCOMs), Military Service, or characteristics of the commodity, on a worldwide basis. The intent of the initiative is to influence acquisition, sourcing, positioning, and transportation to facilitate the flow of materiel to the end user, ensuring that deployment and sustainment are synchronized; 5] Executive Agent (EA): Aimed at improving support to warfighters by ensuring that EA roles, responsibilities, resources, and capabilities are responsive to the supported COCOMs’ deployment and sustainment requirements. The initiative builds upon the emerging results of the recent Focused Logistics War games, analyses of EA responsiveness, and applications of customer relations management; and 6] Enterprise Integration (EI): This initiative builds upon efforts underway within the Services and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in developing use of commercial tools such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) products for modern, integrated solutions to complex information requirements across the DoD logistics enterprise. (references) | |
| Future ore | Mining | 1: See: possible ore. (references) | |
| 2: Mineral deposit whose existence and extent is postulated on the basis of past geologic and mining experience. Source: European Union. (references) | |||
| Future rate agreement | Finance | An agreement between two parties, one wishing to protect itself against a future rise in interest rates and the other against a future fall. The parties agree to an interest rate for a specific period starting at a specific date in the future. At maturity they settle by paying or receiving only the difference between the interest rate agreed earlier and the then current interest rate. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Future state | Law | FUTURE STATE, evidence. 1. A state of existence after this life. 2. A witness who does not believe in any future state of existence was formerly inadmissible as a witness. The true test of a witnesses competency, on the ground of his religious principles, is, whether he believes in the existence of a God, who will punish him if he swears falsely; and within this rule are comprehended those who believe future punishments will not be eternal. 2 Watts' & Serg. 263. See the authorities cited under the article Infidel. But it seems now to be settled, that when the witness believes in a God who will reward or punish him, even in this world, he is competent. Willes, 550. Vide Atheist. (references) | |
| Future transaction | Finance | A transaction in which delivery of the securities must take place on specified days; it is a kind of time bargain ; the buying or selling of commodities, foreign exchange or securities for delivery at a stipulated date at an agreed price. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Future without | Administration | What would occur if no action were taken. The future without taking any action to solve the problem. See baseline condition. (references) | |
| Future years defense program (FYDP) | Business | The official program that summarizes the Secretary of Defense approved plans and programs for the Department of Defense. The FYDP is published annually. The FYDP is also represented by a computer database that is updated regularly to reflect decisions. (references) | |
| Future years defense program (FYDP) | Military | The FYDP is the program and financial plan for the Department of Defense as approved by the Secretary of Defense. The FYDP spans six fiscal years and shows the funding profile for operating and maintenance costs, research and development, and acquisition. FYDP is most useful in ensuring that major weapon systems, including the upfront research, development, and engineering are adequately funded, thereby resulting in system for use by the operating forces. Data related to the funding profile are portrayed by major force program for internal DoD review and by appropriation for Congressional review. (references) | |
| Managed future | Finance | Represents an industry comprised of professional money managers known as commodity trading advisors who manage client assets on a discretionary basis, using global futures markets as an investment medium. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Office of the future | Computing | Conceptual and relative term for integration of computerized data processing and telecommunications in the work-place. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Security Future | Business | A contract for the sale or future delivery of a single security or of a narrow-based security index. (references) | |
| Single Stock Future | Business | A futures contract on a single stock. Single stock futures were illegal in the US prior to the passage of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act. See Security Future, Security Futures Product. (references) | |
| To sell for future delivery | Finance | To sell foreign currency, commodities, etc. for delivery at a later date. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: future
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| FUTURE | English | Future and the Inventor | Law, Publishing & Graphic Arts | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | Top | |||
