forthcoming
Plural: forthcomings
Adjective Satellite
- at ease in talking to others
- of the relatively near future
- "the forthcoming holidays"
- available when required or as promised
- "federal funds were not forthcoming"
Adj
- Approaching or about to take place.
- Available when needed; in place, ready.
- Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.
Noun
- An act of coming forth.
- Something that is yet to come.
Verb
- present participle and gerund of forthcome
Examples
- I shall vote in the forthcoming election.
- Once I explained why I needed to know, she was really forthcoming.
- The money was not forthcoming.
Origin / 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, forþ-cuman (“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”).
Synonyms
approaching, coming, extroverted, outgoing, upcoming, around the corner, at hand, forthcoming, imminent, impendent, impending, in the offing, in the wind, instant, on the boil, pending, proximate, to come, toward
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 22
forthcoming: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordforthcoming: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
forthcoming: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary