Forthcome
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A coming forth. obsolete
- 1 To come forth. intransitive
"By dropping a penny in the slot, the gas was forthcoming, and when a penny's worth had forthcome the supply was automatically shut off."
Example
More examples"By dropping a penny in the slot, the gas was forthcoming, and when a penny's worth had forthcome the supply was automatically shut off."
Etymology
From Middle English forthcomen, from Old English forþcuman (“to come forth, proceed, arrive at, succeed, come to pass, come true, be born”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to forth- + come.
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English forþcyme (“a forthcoming”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *kumiz (“coming”), equivalent to forth- + come. Cognate with German Fortkommen (“advancement”).
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