future perfect
Grammar
adjective
perfect with respect to a temporal point of reference in time to come; completed with respect to a time in the future, especially when incomplete with respect to the present.
noting or pertaining to a tense or other verb formation or construction with such reference.
noun
the future perfect tense.
another verb formation or construction with future perfect meaning.
a form in the future perfect, as He will have come.
Origin of future perfect
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby future perfect
future,
future farmer,
future farmers of america,
future interest,
future life,
future perfect,
future shock,
future value,
future-proof,
futureless,
futures
British Dictionary definitions for future perfect
future perfect
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adjective
denoting a tense of verbs describing an action that will have been performed by a certain time. In English this is formed with will have or shall have plus the past participle
noun
- the future perfect tense
- a verb in this tense