future tense
11(the) future tense — the future tense UK US noun linguistics the verb tense used for talking about future time Thesaurus: verb forms and tenseshyponym …
12On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense —   Author(s) …
13relative future tense — noun A special form of future tense used in Celtic languages after certain conjunctions and pronouns, eg Scottish Gaelic cuin (when), ma (if) or dè (what). Cuiridh mi sin ann. Ill put it there …
14future — [fyo͞o′chər] adj. [ME futur < OFr < L futurus, about to be, used as fut. part. of esse, to be] 1. that is to be or come; of days, months, or years ahead 2. Gram. indicating time to come [the future tense of a verb] n. 1. the time that is to …
15Future — Fu ture (?; 135), a. [F. futur, L. futurus, used as fut. p. of esse to be, but from the same root as E. be. See {Be}, v. i.] That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the… …
16Future — Fu ture, n. [Cf. F. futur. See {Future}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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. Lay the future open. Shak. [1913… …
17the future tense — UK / US noun linguistics the verb tense used for talking about future time …
18tense — tense1 tensely, adv. tenseness, n. /tens/, adj., tenser, tensest, v., tensed, tensing. adj. 1. stretched tight, as a cord, fiber, etc.; drawn taut; rigid. 2. in a state of mental or nervous strain; high strung; taut: a tense person …
19Future perfect tense — The future perfect tense is used to describe an event that has not yet happened but which is expected or planned to happen before another stated occurrence. Formation of the future perfect in English In English, this tense is formed as… …
20tense — I adj. tense with (tense with anxiety) II n. (grammar) the future; future perfect; past; past perfect; present; progressive tense * * * [tens] future perfect past past perfect present progressive tense (grammar) the future tense with …
