What does "to-be" mean?

The future, that which is to come.

What is a synonym for "to-be"?

Common synonyms include: approaching, coming, destined, determined, emergent, extrapolated.

To-be

noun

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Noun

1
The future, that which is to come. uncountable
"[…] I shall be thy mate no more, Tho’ following with an upward mind ⁠The wonders that have come to thee, ⁠Thro’ all the secular to be, But evermore a life behind."

Synonyms

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approaching coming destined determined emergent extrapolated

Antonyms

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as is as-is the present

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"[…] I shall be thy mate no more, Tho’ following with an upward mind ⁠The wonders that have come to thee, ⁠Thro’ all the secular to be, But evermore a life behind."

Etymology

From to + be.

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