forthcoming
adjectivenounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ//
- United States//fɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ//
Approaching or about to take place.
adjective
- 1
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.
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.
- 2
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Unfortunately, sufficient public support has not been forthcoming, and the trains were withdrawn from September 15.
- 3
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 [...]
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”).
noun
- 1
An act of coming forth.
- 2
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.
verb
- 1
Also a form of forthcomepresent participle and gerund of forthcome
Etymology
From forthcome + -ing.
Forms
- plural
- forthcomings
- comparative
- more forthcoming
- superlative
- most forthcoming