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| shortsighted |
not looking ahead or thinking about what might happen in the future. [1/2 definitions] |
| sign |
something that relates to a future event or condition. [1/7 definitions] |
| someday |
at some time in the future. |
| sometime |
at a time in the future; eventually. [1/2 definitions] |
| spare |
an item that is put aside for future use. [1/12 definitions] |
| stock |
to keep ready for future use or sale. [1/11 definitions] |
| stock up |
to keep or collect something for future use. |
| store |
a supply kept or saved for future use. [2/4 definitions] |
| tense2 |
the aspect of verbs that shows when an action takes place. Verbs can be in past, present, or future tense. |
| threatened |
having an uncertain chance of surviving into the future. |
| time |
the system in which events appear to happen one after the next in a way that can never be turned back; the past, present, and future. [1/15 definitions] |
| tomorrow |
a future time. [1/3 definitions] |
| unfriendly |
leading to a poor or harmful future; not welcoming. [1/2 definitions] |
| vision |
the power to see future events or ideas. [1/3 definitions] |
| will1 |
used to show the future. [1/6 definitions] |
| yet |
at some time in the future; eventually. [1/6 definitions] |
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