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com·ing  (kmng)
adj.
1. Approaching; forthcoming; next: the coming season; a coming report on arms limitation.
2. Showing promise of fame or success.
n.
Arrival; advent: the coming of spring.

coming [ˈkʌmɪŋ]
adj
1. (prenominal) (of time, events, etc.) approaching or next this coming Thursday
2. promising (esp in the phrase up and coming)
3. of future importance this is the coming thing
coming up! Informal an expression used to announce that a meal is about to be served
have it coming to one Informal to deserve what one is about to suffer
not know whether one is coming or going to be totally confused
n
1. arrival or approach
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (often capital) the return of Christ in glory See also Second Coming
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.comingcoming - the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
access - the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building"
closure, closing - approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"
landing approach - the approach to a landing field by an airplane
run-up - the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
2.coming - arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"
arrival, reaching - accomplishment of an objective
3.coming - the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"
timing - the time when something happens
4.coming - the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
consummation - the act of bringing to completion or fruition
male orgasm - an orgasm accompanied by the sensation of ejaculation of semen
Adj.1.comingcoming - of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"
future - yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him"

coming
adjective
1. approaching, next, future, near, due, forthcoming, imminent, in store, impending, at hand, upcoming, on the cards, in the wind, nigh, just round the corner This obviously depends on the weather in the coming months.
2. up-and-coming, future, promising, aspiring He is widely regarded as the coming man of Scottish rugby.
noun
arrival, approach, advent, accession Most of us welcome the coming of summer.
Translations
coming [ˈkʌmɪŋ]
A. ADJ
1. (= approaching) [weeks, months, years] → próximo, venidero(frm)
in the coming weeksen las próximas semanas, en las semanas venideras(frm)
the coming yearel año que viene, el próximo año
this coming Fridayel viernes que viene, el próximo viernes
the coming electionlas próximas elecciones
coming generationslas generaciones venideras(frm)
2. (= promising) [politician, actor] → prometedor
it's the coming thinges lo que se va a poner de moda, es lo que se va a llevar
B. Nllegada f
the coming of springla llegada de la primavera
the coming of Christel advenimiento de Cristo
coming of age(llegada f a la) mayoría f de edad
the comings and goings of the guestslas idas y venidas de los invitados
there was too much coming and goinghabía demasiado ir y venir de gente
see also second 1 E

coming [ˈkʌmɪŋ]
narrivée f
adj
(= next) [weeks, months, years] → prochain(e)
in the coming weeks → dans les prochaines semaines
in the coming months → au cours des prochains mois
(= forthcoming) → prochain(e)
coming of age
n
[person] → passage m à l'âge adulte
modif [ceremony] → de passage à l'âge adulte
comings and goings [ˈkʌmɪŋzəndˈgəʊɪŋz] nplallées fpl et venues fpl

coming
nKommen nt; you can sense the coming of springman fühlt or spürt das Herannahen des Frühlings; the first/second coming (of the Lord)die Ankunft/Wiederkunft des Herrn; the coming of a new managerdie Ankunft eines neuen Geschäftsführers; coming and going/comings and goingsKommen und Gehen nt; coming of ageErreichung fder Volljährigkeit
adj (lit, fig)kommend; year, week alsonächst; a coming politicianeiner der kommenden Männer in der Politik; the coming electiondie bevorstehende Wahl; it’s the coming thing (inf)das ist zurzeit groß im Kommen (inf)

coming [ˈkʌmɪŋ]
1. adj (next) → prossimo/a; (future) → futuro/a
in the coming weeks/election → nelle prossime settimane/elezioni
2. navvento, arrivo

coming [ˈkʌmɪŋ]
1. adj (next) → prossimo/a; (future) → futuro/a
in the coming weeks/election → nelle prossime settimane/elezioni
2. navvento, arrivo

coming مقبل nadcházející kommende kommend ερχόμενος que viene tuleva prochain dolazeći imminente 次の 다가오는 aanstaand kommende nadchodzący próximo будущий kommande ที่กำลังจะมาถึง gelecek sắp tới 就要来的


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She does not depend upon his coming so much as I do: but she does not know the parties so well as I do.
When they got near to the Equator they saw some flying-fishes coming towards them.
The housekeeper at Netherfield had received orders to prepare for the arrival of her master, who was coming down in a day or two, to shoot there for several weeks.
 
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