forthcoming en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /fɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/ (General-American)
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Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Approaching or about to take place.
I shall vote in the forthcoming election.
Never one to waste an opportunity, he says now: "The low points? You can read about them in my forthcoming book! It's at the printers now.
2021 November 3, Adrian Shooter talks to Paul Clifton, “A lifetime of railway achievements”, in RAIL, number 943, page 34: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:
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Available when needed; in place, ready.
Unfortunately, sufficient public support has not been forthcoming, and the trains were withdrawn from September 15.
1956 October, “Notes and News: Nottingham Local Service Withdrawn”, in Railway Magazine, page 710:This may perhaps throw some light on the fact that in democratic countries defending themselves against aggression, sufficient support may be forthcoming for the necessary far-reaching measures (which may even take on the character of holistic planning) without suppression of public criticism, while in countries preparing for an attack or waging an aggressive war, public criticism as a rule must be suppressed, in order that public support may be mobilized by presenting aggression as defence.
1957, Karl Popper, chapter 24, in The Poverty of Historicism, FIRST HARPER TORCH BOOK edition, page 92:The money was not forthcoming.
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Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.
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:Once I explained why I needed to know, she was really forthcoming.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most forthcoming | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more forthcoming | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
incommunicative · unforthcoming
Deriveds
forthcomingly · forthcomingness · unforthcoming
Synonyms
toward · to come · on the boil · forthcoming · in the wind · proximate · imminent · at hand · instant · around the corner · in the offing · pending · impending · upcoming · imminent · impending · impendent
Translations (37)
ru бу́дущий (approaching or about to take place) · nb kommende (approaching or about to take place) · fi tuleva (approaching or about to take place) · fr prochain (approaching or about to take place) · uk прийде́шній (approaching or about to take place) · ru бли́зкий (approaching or about to take place) · de mitteilsam (willing to co-operate or provide information) · cmn 即將到來的 /即将到来的 (approaching or about to take place) · ru надвига́ющийся (approaching or about to take place) · bg приближаващ се (approaching or about to take place) · fi saatavilla (available when needed) · pt próximo (approaching or about to take place) · ja 今度の (approaching or about to take place) · vi sắp tới (approaching or about to take place) · fi avoin (willing to co-operate or provide information) · de entgegenkommend (approaching or about to take place) · it prossimo (approaching or about to take place) · bg предстоящ (approaching or about to take place) · da kommende (approaching or about to take place) · it disponibile (available when needed) · ru предстоя́щий (approaching or about to take place) · pt vindouro (approaching or about to take place) · ar قَادِم (approaching or about to take place) · ja 来たる (approaching or about to take place) · fi lähestyvä (approaching or about to take place) · nb forestående (approaching or about to take place) · it imminente (approaching or about to take place) · de bevorstehend (approaching or about to take place) · de verfügbar (available when needed) · fi ulottuvilla (available when needed) · ru гряду́щий (approaching or about to take place) · da forestående (approaching or about to take place) · it venturo (approaching or about to take place) · ru ближа́йший (approaching or about to take place) · fi yhteistyöhaluinen (willing to co-operate or provide information) · pt disponível (available when needed) · ru приближа́ющийся (approaching or about to take place)