forecoming

English

Etymology 1

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

forecoming

1. present participle and gerund of forecome

Adjective

forecoming (comparative more forecoming, superlative most forecoming)

1. coming before; preceding

Antonyms

• aftercoming

Etymology 2

From fore- +‎ coming (gerund).

Noun

forecoming (countable and uncountable, plural forecomings)

1. The act or process of coming before, to the front, or to the fore; forthcoming; advent
   • 1916, Bulletin of the American Academy of Medicine, volume 17, page 462:

     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.

   • 2006, Vanessa Joosen, Katrien Vloeberghs, Changing Concepts of Childhood and Children's Literature, page 55:

     The important thing is to be aware of one's own bias, so that the text may present itself in all its newness and thus be able to assert its own truth against its own forecomings.

   • 2011, Frederick Johnson Sr., The Authentic American Spirit, page 96:

     All of these new political arrivals are results of the governmental change, thus all are for bettering our nation's internal forecomings.