Forthcoming — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

at ease in talking to others

of the relatively near future

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹθkʌmɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːθkʌmɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːθkʌmɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹθkʌmɪŋ/.

Examples

the approaching election
this coming Thursday
the forthcoming holidays

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

upcoming approaching outgoing coming extroverted

Parts of Speech

adjective	at ease in talking to others
adjective	of the relatively near future “the approaching election”
adjective	available when required or as promised “federal funds were not forthcoming”

Word Forms

forthcomingness

noun

the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bevorstehend

sich wohl fühlen, mit anderen zu reden

🇫🇷French

à venir

à l'aise pour parler aux autres

🇪🇸Spanish

🇮🇹Italian

imminente

a proprio agio nel parlare con gli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

aanstaande

op hun gemak in het praten met anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

🇷🇺Russian

предстоящий

легко разговаривать с другими

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आगामी

दूसरों से बात करने में सहजता

🇧🇩Bengali

আসন্ন

অন্যদের সাথে কথা বলতে স্বাচ্ছন্দ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

வரவிருக்கிறது

மற்றவர்களிடம் பேசுவதில் நிம்மதி

🇮🇳Telugu

రాబోయే

ఇతరులతో మాట్లాడటంలో తేలికగా

🇮🇳Marathi

आगामी

इतरांशी बोलण्यात सहज

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગામી

અન્ય લોકો સાથે વાત કરવામાં સરળતા રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂಬರುವ

ಇತರರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಲು ಆರಾಮವಾಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വരാനിരിക്കുന്ന

മറ്റുള്ളവരോട് സംസാരിക്കുന്നതിൽ അനായാസമായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਗਾਮੀ

ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਗੱਲ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਸਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

آنے والا

دوسروں سے بات کرنے میں آرام سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

即将推出

轻松地与他人交谈

🇰🇷Korean

출현

다른 사람과 대화하는 것이 편안하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sắp tới

thoải mái khi nói chuyện với người khác

🇹🇭Thai

เตรียมพร้อม

สบายใจในการพูดคุยกับผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

akan datang

nyaman dalam berbicara dengan orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

paparating

maluwag sa pakikipag-usap sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

akan datang

selesa dalam bercakap dengan orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المقبلة

سهولة في التحدث مع الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

آینده

راحت در صحبت با دیگران

🇹🇷Turkish

gelecek

başkalarıyla konuşurken rahat

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַבָּא

נוח לדבר עם אחרים

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The primary meaning of 'forthcoming' is 'at ease in talking to others'.

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