The difference between Future and Historical
When used as nouns, future means the time ahead, whereas historical means a historical romance.
When used as adjectives, future means having to do with or occurring in the future, whereas historical means of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions. about history.
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Future as a noun:
The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
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Future as a noun:
Something that will happen in moments yet to come.
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Future as a noun:
Goodness in what is yet to come. Something to look forward to.
Examples:
"There is no future in dwelling on the past."
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Future as a noun (grammar):
Verb tense used to talk about events that will happen in the future; future tense.
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Future as a noun (finance):
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Future as a noun (computing, programming):
An object that retrieves the value of a promise.
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Future as a noun (sports):
A minor-league prospect.
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Future as an adjective:
Having to do with or occurring in the future.
Examples:
"'Future generations will either laugh or cry at our stupidity."
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Historical as an adjective (literature, art):
Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions. About history; depicting persons or events from history.
Examples:
"July 4, 1776, is a historic date. A great deal of historical research has been done on the events leading up to that day."
"The historical works of Lord Macaulay and Edward Gibbon are in and of themselves historic."
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Historical as an adjective (literature, art):
Of, concerning, or in accordance with the past generally. Set in the past. Former, erstwhile; lapsed, nominal. One of various tenses or moods used to tell about past events, historic (tense). or evolutionary.
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Historical as an adjective (uncommon):
Of, concerning, or in accordance with the scholarly discipline of history. Done in the manner of a historian: written as a development over time or in accordance with the historical method. : important or likely to be important to history and historians.
Examples:
"The Royal Historical Society"
"The State Historical Society of Wisconsin"
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Historical as an adjective:
Examples:
"'historical-political"
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Historical as a noun:
A historical romance.
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- forward vs future
- historical vs past
- bygone vs historical
- former vs historical
- historical vs old
- ancient vs historical
- historic vs historical
- historial vs historical
- ahistorical vs historical
- anachronistic vs historical
- historical vs modern
- contemporary vs historical
- historical vs present
- historical vs present-day
- future vs historical
- historical vs projected
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