forthcoming
Syllables: forth·com·ingUK/fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ//fɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/
forthcoming adjective: approaching or about to take place. Also the present participle and gerund of forthcome.
Adjective
forthcoming (comparative more forthcoming, superlative most forthcoming)
- Approaching or about to take place.
- I shall vote in the forthcoming election.
- The visitors began to hold a much higher line, passing and moving with greater urgency, and their reward was forthcoming.2011 October 1, David Ornstein, “Blackburn 0 – 4 Man City”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2019
- Synonyms:
- imminent, impending, around the corner, at hand, impendent, in the offing, in the wind, instant, on the boil, pending
- Available when needed; in place, ready.
- The money was not forthcoming.
- Unfortunately, sufficient public support has not been forthcoming, and the trains were withdrawn from September 15.1956 October, “Notes and News: Nottingham Local Service Withdrawn”, in Railway Magazine, page 710
- Antonyms:
- unforthcoming
- Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.
- Once I explained why I needed to know, she was really forthcoming.
- So the lawyer talks to him, and tries to get the details of the case, but the guy's not really forthcoming, you know, he won't say exactly where he lives, won't give any names, and the lawyer is thinking something's funny, but still there's real panic [...]1991, David Michael Kaplan, Skating in the Dark, New York, N.Y.: Pantheon Books, →ISBN, page 145
- Antonyms:
- incommunicative
Noun
forthcoming (plural forthcomings)
- An act of coming forth.
- Something that is yet to come.
- The reader, has had presented to him things not belonging to time or mortality, but awful realities issuing out from eternity, the audible forthcomings of a present living God.1831, Archibald Mackerrell, “Appendix”, in An Apology for the Gift of Tongues and Interpretation, at Present Manifested in the Church of Christ […] and the Words of a Vision of Prophecy Given to the...
Also used as
forthcoming is also the present participle and gerund of forthcome.
forthcoming meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
forthcoming in Marathi
- आगामी
forthcoming in Urdu
- آنے والی
forthcoming in Bengali
- আসন্ন
forthcoming in Telugu
- రాబోయే
More languagesFewer languages
- forthcoming in Punjabi
- ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ, ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ
- forthcoming in Gujarati
- આવનારી
- forthcoming in Odia
- ଆଗାମୀ
- forthcoming in Nepali
- आगामी
- forthcoming in Arabic
- قَادِم qādim
- forthcoming in Vietnamese
- sắp tới
Examples of forthcoming in a sentence
- No amends were forthcoming even after we'd proven they were in the wrong.
- The outcome of the forthcoming election is still unclear due to the large number of floating voters.
- His reply was strongly suggestive of a forthcoming challenge to the governor.
Synonyms of forthcoming
- imminent
- impending
- around the corner
- at hand
- impendent
- in the offing
- in the wind
- on the boil
- pending
- upcoming
Antonyms
Forms of forthcoming
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more forthcoming |
| superlative | most forthcoming |
| Noun | |
| plural | forthcomings |
Origin of forthcoming
The adjective is derived from forth (“forwards”) + coming (“approaching (adjective)”); or from Middle English forth commyng, *forthcominge, present participle of forth-comen (“to come forth; to appear, issue”), from Old English forþcuman (“to come forth, come forward”) (present participle *forþcumende), from forþ- (“forth; forward”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“before, in front; first”)) + cuman (“to come”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to step”)). Compare Dutch voortkomend (“coming forth, originating from (verb)”), German fortkommend (“getting away; progressing (verb)”). The noun is derived from forth (“forwards”) + coming (“arrival”).
From forthcome + -ing.
Words formed from forthcoming
Questions about forthcoming
- What does forthcoming mean?
- Forthcoming means approaching or about to take place.
- What is forthcoming in Marathi?
- Forthcoming in Marathi is आगामी. See Forthcoming meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is forthcoming?
- Forthcoming can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce forthcoming?
- Forthcoming is pronounced /fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/ (UK).
Words near forthcoming in the dictionary
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