"forecoming" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more forecoming [comparative], most forecoming [superlative]
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*forcomynge}} Middle English *forcomynge, {{m|enm|*forcumande}} *forcumande, {{inh|en|ang|forecumende}} Old English forecumende, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*furaquemandz}} Proto-Germanic *furaquemandz, {{der|en|gem-pro|*furaquemaną|t=to come before}} Proto-Germanic *furaquemaną (“to come before”), {{af|en|fore-|coming|pos2=present participle}} fore- + coming (present participle) Head templates: {{en-adj}} forecoming (comparative more forecoming, superlative most forecoming)
  1. coming before; preceding
    Sense id: en-forecoming-en-adj--tflK9da Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 29 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: forecomings [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + coming (gerund). Etymology templates: {{af|en|fore-|coming|pos2=gerund}} fore- + coming (gerund) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} forecoming (countable and uncountable, plural forecomings)
  1. The act or process of coming before, to the front, or to the fore; forthcoming; advent Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-forecoming-en-noun-eXKECOLZ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 32 48 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*forcomynge}} Middle English *forcomynge, {{m|enm|*forcumande}} *forcumande, {{inh|en|ang|forecumende}} Old English forecumende, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*furaquemandz}} Proto-Germanic *furaquemandz, {{der|en|gem-pro|*furaquemaną|t=to come before}} Proto-Germanic *furaquemaną (“to come before”), {{af|en|fore-|coming|pos2=present participle}} fore- + coming (present participle) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} forecoming
  1. present participle and gerund of forecome Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: forecome
    Sense id: en-forecoming-en-verb-FFrnWA6t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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