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forecoming en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

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).

Meanings

1. coming before; preceding

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aftercoming

forecoming en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

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).

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of forecome
   form of forecome

forecoming en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From fore- + coming (gerund).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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:
   • All of these new political arrivals are results of the governmental change, thus all are for bettering our nation's internal forecomings. 2011, Frederick Johnson Sr., The Authentic American Spirit, page 96:

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