What does the future hold? vs What does the future hold for you?

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'What does the future hold?' is a general question about the future in a broader sense, while 'What does the future hold for you?' is more specific, asking about the future in relation to the person being addressed.

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What does the future hold?

This phrase is correct and commonly used to inquire about what the future may bring in a general sense.

This phrase is used to ask about what may happen in the future without specifying any particular person or situation.

Examples:

I wonder what the future holds for us.
What does the future hold for our planet?
It's hard to predict what the future holds.
She often wonders what the future holds for her career.
What does the future hold for technology?

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So what does the future hold?
What does the future hold for Michael Peterson?
What does the future hold for you two?
What does the future holds for Peyton Sawyer?
He was now kind of wondering, "What does the future hold for me?"
My first concern - and I come from a blacksmith's forge in Austria - about the opening up of the east was, what does the future hold for us?
What does the future hold for the EDF?
Who knows what the future holds?
And what does the future hold for John Horatio Malkovich?
So what does the future hold for our relations with Indonesia?
And it's like, if I can't get some average-looking chef with under ten restaurants, to like me, then what does my future hold?
Come on, don't you want to know what the future holds?
We reconnected, so, you know, who knows what the future holds?
Now that you've been acquitted, what does the future hold for Mayor Adam West?
What does the future hold for the Sons of Mithras, Al-Rahim?
So what does the future hold, now that the big ten years of Potter is over?
So what does the future hold, now that the big ten years of Potter is over?
What does the future hold for us, then, and what lessons must we learn?
Mr President, Commissioner, the question you are really asking in your communication is: what does the future hold for the European aviation industry?
What does the future hold for these countries, if they cannot achieve a level of development which will enable them to make choices that are truly independent?

Alternatives:

What will happen in the future?
What is in store for the future?
What lies ahead?
What is the future outcome?
What is the future like?

What does the future hold for you?

This phrase is also correct and is used to ask specifically about what the future may bring for a particular person.

This phrase is used to inquire about the future in relation to a specific individual, asking about their prospects or potential outcomes.

Examples:

What does the future hold for you in terms of your career?
I'm curious about what the future holds for you in your new job.
What does the future hold for you in terms of your health?
Do you ever think about what the future holds for you?
What does the future hold for you in terms of your relationships?

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What does the future hold for you two?
So what does the future hold?
What does the future hold for Michael Peterson?
What does the future holds for Peyton Sawyer?
He was now kind of wondering, "What does the future hold for me?"
And what does the future hold for John Horatio Malkovich?
My first concern - and I come from a blacksmith's forge in Austria - about the opening up of the east was, what does the future hold for us?
What does the future hold for the EDF?
So what does the future hold for our relations with Indonesia?
Now that you've been acquitted, what does the future hold for Mayor Adam West?
What does the future hold for the Sons of Mithras, Al-Rahim?
What does the future hold for us, then, and what lessons must we learn?
Mr President, Commissioner, the question you are really asking in your communication is: what does the future hold for the European aviation industry?
What does the future hold for these countries, if they cannot achieve a level of development which will enable them to make choices that are truly independent?
Who knows what the future holds?
What does the future hold for the populations involved in the project and what rights do the neighbouring countries have to use the natural resources?
So what does the future hold, now that the big ten years of Potter is over?
So what does the future hold, now that the big ten years of Potter is over?
Is tonight the last or does the future hold
And it's like, if I can't get some average-looking chef with under ten restaurants, to like me, then what does my future hold?

Alternatives:

What will happen to you in the future?
What do you think your future holds?
What is in store for you in the future?
What lies ahead for you?
What is your future outcome?

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