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How to pronounce futurity in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms future, hereafter, time to come
Type of time
Has types manana, by-and-by, tomorrow, offing, kingdom come
Derivation future
Type Words
Type of timing
Derivation future

Examples of futurity

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Thus, a given language may exhibit more than one strategy for expressing futurity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This left shall as the default for futurity in certain scholarly circles.
From the economist.com
In other languages, mostly languages of European origin, specific markers are used to indicate futurity.
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However, some forms are often used to express futurity.
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Futurity Tees Valley CIC is an organisation that offers community based play provision, promoting a healthy lifestyle.
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Good design is relevant and has futurity.
From the nytimes.com
How's that for the white heat of futurity?
From the forbes.com
As said, the future perfect is used to mention an action that will have been completed in futurity before another action.
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Both were used for futurity.
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More examples
  • Future: the time yet to come
  • The quality of being in or of the future
  • The future is the indefinite time period after the present. Whether it's less than a millisecond away or a billion years, its arrival is considered inevitable due to the existence of time and the laws of physics. ...
  • A stakes race for juveniles that requires continuous payments by their owners to maintain the horse 's eligibility.
  • Race for two-year-olds in which the owners make a continuous series of payments over a period of time to keep their horses eligible.
  • Is expressed either by using words that imply future action ("I go to Berlin tomorrow.") or by employing an auxiliary construction that combines certain present tense verbs with the stem of the verb which represents the true action of the sentence.
  • An equestrian competition and exhibition specifically designed for young horses. In some cases, horses must be nominated for entry, and they must usually be registered. Quarter Horse futurities are especially common. (See also: Exhibition)
  • 1. A stakes race for two-year-olds where the owners nominate the horse before birth and then pay additional fees as the horse grows up to continue the ability to enter the horse in the race.^ ^2. ...
  • A competition for young dogs that requires a series of nominations and associated fees prior to the date on which the Futurity is judged. ...