Victorycountry Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
What does the future hold?
Hi,
I am just wondering about the meaning of "What does the future hold? " and also what kinds of answers can you expect from such a question?
Thanks in advance.
I am just wondering about the meaning of "What does the future hold? " and also what kinds of answers can you expect from such a question?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
What can we expect to happen in the future? (Obviously we don't know but we can guess).
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What can we expect to happen in the future?
(Obviously we don't know but we can guess).
(Obviously we don't know but we can guess).
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Yes; the phrase is often used as a rhetorical question: the speaker will say e.g. 'What does the future hold for English Forums?' and then answer the question himself.
You would expect an 'educated guess' for the answer.
MrP
You would expect an 'educated guess' for the answer.
MrP
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