forthcoming
/fɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Approaching or about to take place.
adj
Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.
noun
An act of coming forth.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "The money was not forthcoming."
- "Unfortunately, sufficient public support has not been forthcoming, and the trains were withdrawn from September 15."
- "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."
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /fɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/
- British English: /fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/