coming

English

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Etymology 1

come +‎ -ing

Verb

coming

1. Present participle of come.

Etymology 2

From Middle English present participle of comen

Noun

coming (plural comings)

1. The act of arriving; an arrival

Derived terms

• second coming

Translations

act of arriving; an arrival

Armenian: ժամանում (hy) (žamanum), գալուստ (hy) (galust) Bulgarian: идване (bg) n., пристигане (bg) n. Czech: příchod (cs) m.

Finnish: tuleminen (fi) French: venue (fr) f., arrivée (fr) f. Scottish Gaelic: tighinn (gd) f. Spanish: venida (es)

Adjective

coming (not comparable)

1. Next.

   We expect great things from you this coming year.

2. Deserved.

   When he was fired, nobody was surprised or upset because they thought he had it coming.

3. Newly in fashion; advancing into maturity or achievement.

   Ergonomic wallets are the coming thing.

Derived terms

• coming on
• up-and-coming

Anagrams

• gnomic