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forecoming

forecoming is the present participle and gerund of forecome.

Meaning of forecome

Verb

forecome (third-person singular simple present forecomes, present participle forecoming, simple past forecame, past participle forecome)

  1. To come before and influence, especially to precede and prevent.
    • It is in vain that ye rise before the dawn to go forth to your labours and to your business, unless I, the Sun of Righteousness, forecome your efforts with My light.1869, Paradise of the Christian soul, page 9

Adjective

forecoming (comparative more forecoming, superlative most forecoming)

  1. coming before; preceding

Noun

forecoming (countable and uncountable, plural forecomings)

  1. The act or process of coming before, to the front, or to the fore; forthcoming; advent
    • It is, however, our earnest desire to interest the members of the profession of these United States in the forecoming of social insurance against sickness.1916, Bulletin of the American Academy of Medicine, volume 17, page 462
    • The important thing is to be aware of one's own bias, so that the text may present itself in all its newness and thus be able to assert its own truth against its own forecomings.2006, Vanessa Joosen, Katrien Vloeberghs, Changing Concepts of Childhood and Children's Literature, page 55

Antonyms of forecoming

Forms of forecoming

Adjective
comparativemore forecoming
superlativemost forecoming
Noun
pluralforecomings

Origin of forecoming

From Middle English *forcomynge, *forcumande, from Old English forecumende, from Proto-Germanic *furaquemandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *furaquemaną (“to come before”), equivalent to fore- + coming (present participle).

From fore- + coming (gerund).

Questions about forecoming

What does forecoming mean?
Forecoming means coming before; preceding.
What is forecoming the present participle and gerund of?
Forecoming is the present participle and gerund of forecome.
What part of speech is forecoming?
Forecoming can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near forecoming in the dictionary

  1. forecolours
  2. forecome
  3. forecomer
  4. forecomers
  5. forecomes
  6. forecoming
  7. forecomings
  8. foreconceive
  9. foreconceived
  10. foreconceives
  11. foreconceiving

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