forthcoming

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology

forth- +‎ coming

Adjective

forthcoming (comparative more forthcoming, superlative most forthcoming)

1. (not comparable) Approaching or about to take place.

   I shall vote in the forthcoming election.

   • 2011 October 1, David Ornstein, “Blackburn 0 - 4 Man City”, BBC Sport:

     The visitors began to hold a much higher line, passing and moving with greater urgency, and their reward was forthcoming.

2. Available when needed.

   The money was not forthcoming.

3. Considerate and affable; willing to cooperate.

   I am really a forthcoming person.

Translations

approaching

• Arabic: قادم (ar) (qādim)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 即將到來的 (cmn), 即将到来的 (cmn) (jíjiāng dàolái de)

• Finnish: tuleva, lähestyvä
• French: prochain (fr)
• German: bevorstehend (de), entgegenkommend (de)
• Japanese: 来たる (ja) (きたる, kitaru), 今度の (ja) (こんどの, kondo no)

• Norwegian: kommende (no)
• Portuguese: próximo (pt) m
• Russian: предстоящий (ru) (predstojáščij), грядущий (ru) (grjadúščij), близкий (ru) (blízkij), будущий (ru) (blízkij), приближающийся (ru) (približájuščijsja), надвигающийся (ru) (nadvigájuščijsja), ближайший (ru) (bližajšij)

available

• Finnish: saatavilla (fi), ulottuvilla (fi)
• Norwegian: innkommende (no)

• Portuguese: disponível (pt) m

considerate

• Finnish: avomielinen (fi), avoin (fi)
• French: prévenant (fr)
• Norwegian: imøtekommende (no)

• Portuguese: cooperativo (pt) m
• Russian: приветливый (ru) (privétlivyj), отзывчивый (ru) (otzývčivyj)

Derived terms

• forthcomingness

Anagrams

• coming forth