FORTHCOMING


Meaning of FORTHCOMING in English

I. (ˈ) ̷ ̷|kəmiŋ, -mēŋ adjective

Etymology: from present participle of obsolete forthcome to come forth, from Middle English forthcomen, from forth (I) + comen to come — more at come

1. : about to appear : approaching

the forthcoming holidays

a new edition is reported to be forthcoming in the fall

2.

a. : readily available

new funds will be forthcoming after the election

b. : affable , approachable , sociable

a pleasingly forthcoming manner

II. noun

Etymology: from gerund of obsolete forthcome

1. : a coming forth : approach

2. or furth·com·ing fərthˈkəmiŋ : an action under Scots law by which an arrestment is perfected by sentence ordering the debt to be paid or the goods to be delivered to the creditor

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.