EGAVE

forthcoming

Academic Word List, sublist 10.

About 7.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Approaching or about to take place.
    I shall vote in the forthcoming election.
  2. adjective Available when needed; in place, ready.
    The money was not forthcoming.
  3. adjective Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.
    Once I explained why I needed to know, she was really forthcoming.
  4. noun An act of coming forth.
  5. noun Something that is yet to come.
  6. verb present participle and gerund of forthcome

Similar words

upcoming future approaching coming available sociable outgoing extroverted impending imminent

Often followed by

in from book to and for with at as

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