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# forthcoming

adjective (forthcoming)

«forthcoming» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Happening or coming soon: «the forthcoming holiday». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forthcoming/#m1)
2. Ready or given when needed: «No help was forthcoming». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forthcoming/#m2)
3. Willing to talk and give information: «She wasn't very forthcoming». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forthcoming/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school letters: «forthcoming events», «the forthcoming trip». In stories and reports: «He was not forthcoming about where he had been» = he did not want to say. A slightly formal word.

### Examples

- Please read about the forthcoming school trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forthcoming/#x1)
- The forthcoming film is about dragons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forthcoming/#x2)
- No answer was forthcoming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forthcoming/#x3)
- He wasn't very forthcoming about the broken window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forthcoming/#x4)
- Money for the new playground is forthcoming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forthcoming/#x5)
- We are practising for the forthcoming concert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forthcoming/#x6)
- He inquired the cause, but for some time no answer was forthcoming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forthcoming/#x7)

### Note

Slightly formal. Everyday: «coming up», «upcoming». «Not forthcoming» about a person means secretive or quiet.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «forthcoming» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forthcoming/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«forthcoming» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/forthcoming.html) on Mova free.