future
part of speech
noun (the future; a future, futures); adjective (future: future plans)
meaning for a pupil
1) The future is the time that has not happened yet; what will happen after now. tree →
2) Your future is what will happen to you later in your life, like your job or plans. tree →
3) Future describes things that will exist or happen later, like future jobs or a future king. tree →
4) In grammar, the future tense is the verb form used to talk about what will happen, like «I will go». tree →
5) In future means from now on, starting at this moment. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah's idea is that the letters of God's name HVY in different orders mean past, present and future, so God's name includes all time. In Proverbs and Psalms "a future" means a hopeful end or lasting reward, which tradition reads as the righteous having a good end while the wicked have none. In the primary lessons: In school, the future is on the right of a timeline (past on the left, present in the middle). In English grammar, future forms use «will», «going to» and the present («The bus leaves at eight»). In science and maths, you predict future results from patterns. In feelings lessons, children think about hopes and goals for the future. Phrases: «in the future», «in future» (from now on, UK), «the near future», «future plans», «the future of».
examples
- HVI is the imperative form of the verb to he, meaning he thou; HIV is the infinitive; and VIH is future. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- For surely there is a future; and thy hope shall not be cut off. (Writings PRO.23.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- But transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off. (Writings PSA.37.38, JPS 1917) tree →
- Mark the man of integrity, and behold the upright; for there is a future for the man of peace. (Writings PSA.37.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- In the future, cars might drive themselves. tree →
- What do you want to be in the future? tree →
- Nobody knows exactly what the future will bring. tree →
- «I will go» is in the future tense. tree →
- In future, please hang up your coat. tree →
- We wrote letters to our future selves. tree →
- Look after the planet for future generations. tree →
- The scientist made a prediction about the future. tree →
- In future I shall omit them. tree →
note
«In the future» = at some later time; «in future» (UK) = from now on. Opposites: «the past» and «the present». Nobody can know the future for sure; fortune tellers only guess.
In the corpora
- And there is hope for thy future, saith the LORD; and thy children shall return to their own border.
- Mark the man of integrity, and behold the upright; for there is a future for the man of peace.
- But transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.
- For surely there is a future; and thy hope shall not be cut off.
- For there will be no future to the evil man, the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «future» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.