Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: forthcoming
IPA transcription: [f'ɔɹθk'ʌmɪŋ]
Pronunciations of forthcoming
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: forthcoming
    Meaning: available when required or as promised; "federal funds were not forthcoming"
  • Synonyms: approaching, coming(a), forthcoming, upcoming
    Meaning: of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"
  • Synonyms: extroverted, forthcoming, outgoing
    Meaning: at ease in talking to others
Usage examples
  • After this bombardment Sandoval was another man, and the two canoes and four Indians we wanted were forthcoming.
  • He believed that when he so demanded it, the money would be forthcoming so as to satisfy, at any rate, his present emergencies.
  • Some people are like bloodthirsty wolves: if they see no punishment forthcoming, they will kill men merely for pleasure and diversion.
  • More magnanimous than Nero, he would thus give musical warning of the forthcoming municipal upheaval that Quicksand was scheduled to endure.
  • In its temple tower, built of brick, was a marble stairway, and evidences have been forthcoming that in the later Sumerian period the structure was lavishly adorned.
  • Also tiny sailboats, some of them with bright red or blue sails; while every now and then a crew of young men from one of the colleges sculled past them, practising for the forthcoming boat-race.
  • Even had not direct testimony been forthcoming, the circumstantial evidence against the allegation that Prince Charles had left a legitimate child is so strong that no amount of "Romance of History" could upset it.
  • In one letter the Major said he agreed with Mr. Hawkins that the inquirer seemed not altogether on the wrong track; but he also agreed that it would be best to keep quiet until more convincing developments were forthcoming.
  • True, she might abandon her school and go at once; but her work would be incomplete, she would have violated her contract, she would lose her salary for the month, explanations would be necessary, and would not be forthcoming.
  • He questioned me with interest on our excursions ashore and on our hunting, but seemed not to understand the Canadian's passionate craving for red meat. Then our conversation skimmed various subjects, and without being more forthcoming, Captain Nemo proved more affable.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Beatles, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Sheffield, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ayn Rand, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording OpenBSD, License CC BY-SA 4.0