forthcome

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English

Etymology 1

From Middle English forthcomen, from Old English forþcuman (to come forth, proceed, arrive at, succeed, come to pass, come true, be born), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (forth), *kwemaną (to come), equivalent to forth- +‎ come.

Verb

forthcome (third-person singular simple present forthcomes, present participle forthcoming, simple past forthcame, past participle forthcome)

  1. To come forth.
    • 1903, Jack London, The People of the Abyss:
      By dropping a penny in the slot, the gas was forthcoming, and when a penny's worth had forthcome the supply was automatically shut off.
    • 1996, David Foster Wallace, Girl with Curious Hair:
      The crowd slowly dissolved as news from doctors and Service upstairs failed to forthcome.
    • 2024 November 27, Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee, “Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers”, in CNN:
      With little information forthcoming from Laos authorities, some travelers in Vang Vieng and friends of those who died have taken it upon themselves to investigate.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English , from Old English forþcyme (a forthcoming), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (forth), *kumiz (coming), equivalent to forth- +‎ come. Cognate with German Fortkommen (advancement).

Noun

forthcome (plural forthcomes)

  1. (obsolete) A coming forth.

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