OpenB@NearSideNosehigh-FingerUp OpenB@SideNosehigh-FingerForward

American Sign Language Alternative forms extending farther ahead to indcate the remote future OpenB@NearSideNosehigh-FingerUp OpenB@DistalSideNosehigh-FingerForward Etymology Indicates the future portion of the ASL timeline, wherein the past is over the shoulder, the present is immediately in front of the body, and the future is extended farther forward. Production right-hand open-B palm-leftaway from body right side of eyesright-hand moves out ase This one-handed ASL sign has two postures: Posture the dominant hand in just forward of the shoulder at nose height, fingers pointing up. Move the hand forward to the following posture. Posture the dominant hand in about an elbow's length in front of the body, at nose height, fingers slightly forward. Adverb adv WILL in the future; will Usage notes As with other signs indicating tense, this sign always appears before the first verb that refers to the described timeframe. If subsequent verbs, phrases, or sentences refer to the same time period, the sign is typically not repeated.