to come

See also: tocome and to-come

English

Alternative forms

• (journalism, abbreviation) TK

Pronunciation

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Adjective

to come (not comparable)

1. Imminent, coming, future.
   • 2002 December 18, 23:56 from the start, in Meat Eaters (The Life of Mammals), season 1, episode 5, David Attenborough (actor):

     It's a bonding session that reminds each hunter of its place in the team — invaluable in the struggle to come.

Usage notes

• To come is not a true adjective; rather, syntactically, it is simply the to-infinitive of the verb come. As a result, it follows the noun that it modifies, rather than preceding it.

Synonyms

• imminent, in the offing, proximate; see also Thesaurus:impending

See also

• to be

Anagrams

• come to, moc toe

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Middle English

Noun

to come (plural to comes)

1. Alternative form of tocome

References

• “tocome (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 April 2018.