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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
forthcoming
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
▪ Chandler is more forthcoming about the cat, until after his wife's death, when he writes movingly about her.
▪ Little by little, he became more forthcoming.
▪ I invite him to be more forthcoming here and now.
▪ But he's much more forthcoming than in an earlier, abortive encounter.
▪ Perhaps the nearest comparison is Dirk Bogarde, though Fiennes is a warmer and more forthcoming performer.
▪ Cash may be hard to come by from firms but time involvement may be much more forthcoming.
▪ It criticised local officials for not being more forthcoming.
■ NOUN
album
▪ The band will appear as a seven-piece to preview material from their forthcoming album, not expected until next summer.
book
▪ We have initiated an inquiry into the allegations reported to be in a forthcoming book by Patrick Tierney.
▪ That is the sad story Jim Carlton tells in his forthcoming book about Apple Computer.
▪ During that visit an extract from Volkogonov's forthcoming book on Stalin had appeared in the press and caused a stir.
▪ Indeed a photograph of the re-united Buckle and Tongue was going to be used on the cover of his forthcoming book.
▪ Researching the history of this airfield for a forthcoming book.
election
▪ Is the practice of marking each voting counterfoil with the electors electoral role number to continue in the forthcoming election?
▪ The final communiqué reported the decision to establish an observation committee to monitor the cease-fire as well as the forthcoming elections.
▪ That would have some benefit in the forthcoming election if she could push it through.
▪ He is running for a place on its ruling council in the forthcoming elections.
▪ Parties adopt or disavow policies not only to win forthcoming elections but also as a response to past electoral outcomes.
▪ The forthcoming election means that political risk has overshadowed the market this year.
▪ On Jan. 20 Chalerm, leader of the Muan Chon, announced that he would stand in the forthcoming elections.
▪ Within sight of power, the group has had a public bust-up likely to reduce its appeal in the forthcoming election.
event
▪ See Diary for details of forthcoming events.
▪ In addition the church might consider placing paid advertisements from time to time, highlighting forthcoming events which could be made especially attractive to the outsider.
▪ Further Information - A 24 house answering service provides details of opening times and latest information on special exhibitions and forthcoming events.
▪ Bert and Duncan were as uninformed as I regarding the forthcoming events of the programme.
▪ It says the Oxfam concert was even listed in a hippie newsletter of forthcoming events which was circulated at Castlemorton.
▪ Reports on these seminars, and news of forthcoming events, can be found on page 8.
▪ In some ways, she shared Dauntless's misgivings about the forthcoming event.
▪ Their function was to discuss arrangements for forthcoming events, such as trips, holiday arrangements, structured activities, and so on.
issue
▪ More information about these qualifications will be included in a forthcoming issue of Update, to be published in February.
tour
▪ Rumours that the will return to former glories to support Camden pretenders Flowered Up on their forthcoming tour remain unconfirmed.
▪ The former lead singer with Ultravox chose the university as a warm-up date for his forthcoming tour.
▪ Carl Puttnam and co have also added an additional date to their forthcoming tour, at Huddersfield Polytechnic on May 13.
trial
▪ Bykov denies wrong doing and says the forthcoming trial is politically inspired.
▪ He was released temporarily under a writ of corpus, pending his forthcoming trial.
▪ They're investigating allegations of interference with witnesses and tampering with evidence in a forthcoming trial.
▪ Indeed, the embassy will certainly be represented at the forthcoming trials to which I think the hon. Gentleman is referring.
visit
▪ But when I first knew him Gustave used to write frequently about my forthcoming visits to his house.
▪ The right hon. Gentleman is smiling in anticipation of his forthcoming visit to the Committee.
▪ March 28: Bessmertnykh held further talks in Tokyo in connection with Gorbachev's forthcoming visit.
year
▪ In the forthcoming year there will be a simple uniform for you to wear.
▪ Mr. Rathbone Can my hon. Friend say what the price increases are likely to be in the forthcoming year?
▪ In the public sector, sources of money will often be precise and known for the forthcoming year.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Forthcoming attractions include a magician and a quiz competition.
▪ Dixon was convinced he could win the forthcoming election.
▪ If more money is not forthcoming, the theater will have to close.
▪ She has a part in Steven Spielberg's forthcoming film.
▪ The matter will be discussed at the forthcoming general meeting.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But he's much more forthcoming than in an earlier, abortive encounter.
▪ Even so, some important findings were forthcoming.
▪ I was heartened that Richard was so forthcoming with me.
▪ It might have something to do with the forthcoming general election when any smear will do.
▪ Members receive regular information about forthcoming attractions, and special events are organised.
▪ Still, over the next hour she had very little time to think about the forthcoming meeting.
▪ Stringent regulations are likely to be imposed if voluntary agreement is not forthcoming.
▪ The church visitors were intensely embarrassed shortly after we had agreed to have door-to-door visitation for a forthcoming town mission.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
forthcoming

forthcoming \forth"com`ing\ (f[=o]rth"k[u^]m`[i^]ng or f[=o]rth`k[u^]m"[i^]ng), a.

  1. Ready or about to appear; making appearance.

  2. Candid; frank; not withholding relevant information; cooperative in providing information.

  3. Having an agreeable and sociable personality; friendly.

  4. Available or ready at the time required; as, payment will be forthcoming on receipt of the goods.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
forthcoming

"about to happen or appear," late 15c., present participle adjective from Middle English forthcomen, from Old English forðcuman "to come forth, come to pass;" see forth + come (v.). Meaning "informative, responsive" is from 1835. A once-common verb formation; English also had forthbring, forthcall, forthdo, forthgo, forthpass, forthset, all now obsolete.

Wiktionary
forthcoming

a. (context not comparable English) approaching or about to take place. n. Something that is yet to come.

WordNet
forthcoming

  1. adj. at ease in talking to others [syn: extroverted, outgoing]

  2. of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" [syn: approaching, coming(a), upcoming]

  3. available when required or as promised; "federal funds were not forthcoming"

Wikipedia
Forthcoming

Forthcoming may refer to:

  • "Forthcoming", a song from the 1992 album Atmos, composed by Miroslav Vitous and performed by Jan Garbarek
  • "Forthcoming", a song from the 1997 album Care in the Community by Monk & Canatella
  • "Forthcoming", a song from the 1999 album Protechtion by Adam Beyer
  • Forthcoming, a 2000 book by Jalal Toufic

Not to be confused with:

  • Fourthcoming, a 2009 album by FourPlay String Quartet

Usage examples of "forthcoming".

Not Washington, not Jefferson or Madison or Hamilton, not even Franklin for all that he wrote, was so forthcoming on paper as was John Adams over a lifetime of writing about himself and his world.

What they saw may still be in dispute, a reasonable explanation in terrestrial terms may yet be forthcoming, but there is little doubt in my mind they saw something - just as did two schoolgirls walking near Dunoon, Argyllshire, in September 1959.

Pakistan, but after being beaten by the Bahraini police, he was more forthcoming.

At first, al Bakri stuck to the story that the men had never left Pakistan, but after being beaten by the Bahraini police, he was more forthcoming.

The Hoover incumbency would be undercut as a factor in the forthcoming Berrigan and Ellsberg trials.

As for the Lucchese family, Tony Ducks Corallo not only hated Castellano but was immersed in preparing his defense in the forthcoming commission trial.

The second is to announce that the College will become a coeducational institution from the beginning of the forthcoming academic year.

I met Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and the forthcoming Austrian demarche at Belgrade was alluded to by his Excellency in the conversation that ensued.

Now, as an inducement to Fairgoers to buy the more expensive front-row box seats to watch the forthcoming cremation, the Committee bought several hundred Anti-Murphy pills and encapsulated a pill with each front-row ticket.

Bridget did not yet understand him, and still harbouring suspicions of his hardheartedness, she felt half afraid that the suppressed scolding of last night might be forthcoming now.

The jailor held up one hand to fend any forthcoming blows, and shook his head with fright, his breath coming in short and raspy gasps.

Conan and Tull held their silence for a moment, waiting for Lalo to add an insult, but none was forthcoming.

Ali-7 model had been more forthcoming than Ali-7 could bring himself to be, because Remson could filter out the cultural restraints of Medinan conditioning.

Stanton guessed either his earlier reticence sprang from a sincere attachment to Nims or his sudden forthcoming attitude bespoke a pointed dislike of LeFleur.

There was nothing in it that suggested any possibility of resistance or nonacceptance, nothing that commanded obedience which might not be forthcoming.