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forthcoming


forthcoming [fawrth-kuhm-ing, fohrth-] Word Origin adjective

  1. coming forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
  2. ready or available when required or expected: He assured us that payment would be forthcoming.
  3. frank and cooperative; candid: In his testimony, the senator could have been more forthcoming.
  4. friendly and outgoing; sociable.

noun

  1. a coming forth; appearance.

Origin of forthcoming First recorded in 1515–25; forth + coming Related formsforth·com·ing·ness, nounun·forth·com·ing, adjective British Dictionary definitions for forthcomingness forthcoming adjective

  1. approaching in timethe forthcoming debate
  2. about to appearhis forthcoming book
  3. available or readythe money wasn’t forthcoming
  4. open or sociable

Derived Formsforthcomingness, noun Word Origin and History for forthcomingness forthcoming adj.

“about to happen,” 1530s; earlier was Old English forðcuman “to come forth, come to pass;” see forth + come (v.). Meaning “informative, responsive” is from 1835.

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