forthcome
forthcome verb: to come forth.
Verb
forthcome (third-person singular simple present forthcomes, present participle forthcoming, simple past forthcame, past participle forthcome)
- To come forth.
- By dropping a penny in the slot, the gas was forthcoming, and when a penny's worth had forthcome the supply was automatically shut off.1903, Jack London, The People of the Abyss
- The crowd slowly dissolved as news from doctors and Service upstairs failed to forthcome.1996, David Foster Wallace, Girl with Curious Hair
- Synonyms:
- emerge
Noun
forthcome (plural forthcomes)
- A coming forth.
Synonyms of forthcome
Forms of forthcome
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | forthcomes |
| present participle | forthcoming |
| past | forthcame |
| past participle | forthcome |
| Noun | |
| plural | forthcomes |
Origin of forthcome
From Middle English forthcomen, from Old English forþcuman (“to come forth, proceed, arrive at, succeed, come to pass, come true, be born”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to forth- + come.
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English forþcyme (“a forthcoming”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *kumiz (“coming”), equivalent to forth- + come. Cognate with German Fortkommen (“advancement”).
Words formed from forthcome
Questions about forthcome
- What does forthcome mean?
- Forthcome means to come forth.
- What part of speech is forthcome?
- Forthcome can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of forthcome?
- The past tense of forthcome is forthcame.
Words near forthcome in the dictionary
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