"to come" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-uk-to come.ogg Forms: TK [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} to come (not comparable)
  1. Imminent; coming; future. Wikipedia link: To come (publishing) Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: imminent, in the offing, proximate, impending Derived forms: the shape of things to come, world to come Related terms: Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, to-come, TK, -to-be Translations (Translations): tuleva (Finnish), à venir (French), 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 (anawairþs) (Gothic), avvenire (Italian), a venire (Italian)

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} to come
  1. Alternative form of tocome Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tocome
    Sense id: en-to_come-enm-noun-gXOlQ9Y5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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