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[ fawrth -kuhm -ing, fohrth - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈfɔrθˈkʌm ɪŋ, ˈfoʊrθ- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective coming forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
ready or available when required or expected: He assured us that payment would be forthcoming.
frank and cooperative; candid: In his testimony, the senator could have been more forthcoming.
friendly and outgoing; sociable.
noun a coming forth; appearance.
Origin of forthcoming First recorded in 1515–25; forth + coming
OTHER WORDS FROM forthcoming forth·com·ing·ness, noun un·forth·com·ing, adjective Words nearby forthcoming Fort Eustis, Fort George G. Meade, Fort Gordon, forth, for that matter, forthcoming , for the asking, for the best, for the birds, for the hell of it, for the life of one
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Example sentences from the Web for forthcoming The identity of the skeleton remains the big question, and answers may not be forthcoming anytime soon.
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Even when pressed, the department has been less than forthcoming with specifics on police shootings in the city.
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Might as well laugh along with the Griswolds at the forthcoming dysfunction.
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It appeared that Baker would again have to face Clark in the forthcoming run-off.
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As to any further sum that might be forthcoming , a valuer should be agreed upon at once.
Ralph the Heir | Anthony Trollope
I found that in human knowledge no real answer was forthcoming to such yearnings.
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Eagerly he pictured his forthcoming reunion with his native horde—and with Yold, his father, chief of the horde.
World of the Drone | Robert Abernathy
As I had foreseen, it needed more men, more minds, more money; and these were not forthcoming .
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands | George Francis Train
That little was forthcoming in a touch of ridicule more potent than all arguments.
The Transvaal from Within | J. P. Fitzpatrick
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British Dictionary definitions for forthcoming adjective approaching in time the forthcoming debate
about to appear his forthcoming book
available or ready the money wasn't forthcoming
open or sociable
Derived forms of forthcoming forthcomingness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to forthcoming upcoming, anticipated, coming, impending, approaching, awaited, accessible, at hand, available, destined, fated, future, inescapable, inevitable, nearing, obtainable, on tap, oncoming, open, pending