forthcome

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /fɔrθˈkʌm/ UK /fɔːθˈkʌm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to come forth; to appear or be produced when expected

The promised funds never forthcame, and the project stalled.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to come forth; to appear or... appear emerge arrive materialize ensue

Word family

Derived forms forthcoming

Related forms forth come forthcoming

Etymology

A compound of forth ('forward, out', from Old English forð) and come (Old English cuman), meaning to come forth or appear when expected. Now archaic, surviving chiefly in the adjective forthcoming.

forð Old English cuman Old English

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# forthcome

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /fɔrθˈkʌm/
**IPA (UK):** /fɔːθˈkʌm/

## Meanings
1. to come forth; to appear or be produced when expected

## Examples
- The promised funds never forthcame, and the project stalled.

## Synonyms
- appear
- emerge
- arrive
- materialize
- ensue

## Derived Forms
- forthcoming

## Related Forms
- forth
- come
- forthcoming

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: forð
- Root: cuman

## Etymology
A compound of forth ('forward, out', from Old English forð) and come (Old English cuman), meaning to come forth or appear when expected. Now archaic, surviving chiefly in the adjective forthcoming.

## AI Etymology
Forthcome is a compound of forth ('forward, out', from Old English forð) and come (Old English cuman), meaning to come forth or appear when expected. Now archaic, surviving chiefly in the adjective forthcoming. The etymological trail includes Old English forð and Old English cuman. As a verb, forthcome means to come forth; to appear or be produced when expected. The same family is visible in derived forms such as forthcoming and related forms such as forth, come, and forthcoming. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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