Definition of Forthcoming

1. Adjective. At ease in talking to others.

Exact synonyms: Extroverted, Outgoing
Similar to: Sociable

2. Adjective. Of the relatively near future. "The upcoming spring fashions"
Exact synonyms: Approaching, Coming, Upcoming
Similar to: Future
Derivative terms: Forthcomingness

3. Adjective. Available when required or as promised. "Federal funds were not forthcoming"
Similar to: Available

Definition of Forthcoming

1. a. Ready or about to appear; making appearance.

Definition of Forthcoming

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

2. Adjective. Available when needed. ¹

3. Adjective. Considerate and affable; willing to cooperate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Forthcoming

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Forthcoming

forthbringing
forthbrings
forthbrought
forthby
forthcame
forthcast
forthcasted
forthcasting
forthcasts
forthclepe
forthclepes
forthcleping
forthclept
forthcome
forthcomes
forthcoming (current term)
forthcomingness
forthcut
forthdeal
forthdeals
forthdraw
forthen
forthfare
forthfather
forthfathers
forthfet
forthfets
forthfetting
forthgang
forthgangs

Literary usage of Forthcoming

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Law of Suretyship and Guaranty: As Administered by Courts of Countries by George Washington Brandt (1905)
"Held, that the sheriff was bound to apply the proceeds of the sale to the first attachment and that such re-seizure released the sureties on the forthcoming ..."

2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1921)
"judgment was rendered in his absence, to enjoin prosecution of a suit on his forthcoming bond, the refusal of an interlocutory injunction not an abuse of ..."

3. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"APPENDIX 4 COMMISSION PUBLICATIONS REPORTS • Graham Allison and Hisashi Owada, Established Democracies and Preventing Deadly Conflict, forthcoming. ..."

4. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1906)
"forthcoming bond—defenses. In a suit on a forthcoming bond given by a claimant ... Right, in suit on forthcoming bond given by execution debtor or claimant, ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"was published in Appalachia for 1910, but a more complete report will be given in a forthcoming volume of the " Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections," part ..."

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