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forthcoming
/fɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/
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What does forthcoming mean?
adjective
- Approaching or about to take place.
- Available when needed; in place, ready.
- Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.
More meanings (3)
noun
- An act of coming forth.
- Something that is yet to come.
verb
- present participle and gerund of forthcome
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IPA pronunciation
/fɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/
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The men are forthcoming, your goods are advertised, you pay your money, but how much of that goes to the men?
Finals even at this Academy demanded special effort, which, with Henry, was not forthcoming, so he returned home without his diploma.
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Charnock then ordered him to be gone, but with the severest threats in case the recruits were not forthcoming at the appointed time.
We shall see in a forthcoming chapter how these factors should be put in force in order that they may produce their full effect.