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forecoming¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English *forcomynge, *forcumande, from Old English forecumende, from Proto-Germanic *furaquemandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *furaquemaną (“to come before”), equivalent to fore- + coming (present participle).

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of forecome

adjective more forecoming · most forecoming

  1. coming before; preceding

Opposite: aftercoming

forecoming²

Where it comes from

From fore- + coming (gerund).

noun forecomings

  1. countable, uncountable The act or process of coming before, to the front, or to the fore; forthcoming; advent It is, however, our earnest desire to interest the members of the profession of these United States in the forecoming of social insurance against sickness.

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adjective

Opposite: aftercoming

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"forecoming." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/forecoming. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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forecoming. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/forecoming

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"forecoming." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/forecoming.

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@misc{forecoming_2026,
  title = {forecoming},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forecoming},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}