future (EN)
noun, adjective

noun “future”

sg. future, pl. futures or uncountable
  1. the period of time that will come after now
    She dreams about a bright future full of adventures.
  2. the form of a verb that we use to talk about things that will happen after the present time
    In the sentence "She will travel to Paris next year," the verb "will travel" is in the future.
  3. in computer programming, a tool that gets the result of a task that will finish later
    The future will return the result of the asynchronous operation once it completes.

adjective “future”

future, non-gradable
  1. happening or existing after the current time
    She is saving money for her future education.