Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

future tense

/fjuːt͡ʃʰɚ tɛns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: fu-ture tense
IPA: /fjuːt͡ʃʰɚ tɛns/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tense or time form of a verb used to refer to an event or occurrence that has not yet happened or is expected to happen in the future.

Example Sentences

"The future tense came into being as the verbs sculan and willan lost their ancient power as finite verbs and turned into future auxiliaries."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fjuːt͡ʃʰɚ tɛns/

Inflected Forms

future tenses (plural)

Synonyms

future

Questions

How do you pronounce future tense?: The recorded pronunciation is /fjuːt͡ʃʰɚ tɛns/.
What does future tense mean?: The tense or time form of a verb used to refer to an event or occurrence that has not yet happened or is expected to happen in the future.

How to pronounce future tense

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