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forthcoming

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forth·com·ing  (fôrth-kmng, frth-)
adj.
1. About to appear or take place; approaching: the forthcoming elections.
2.
a. Available when required or as promised: Federal funds were not forthcoming.
b. Affable and outgoing: a considerate, forthcoming person.
c. Candid and willing to cooperate.
n. (fôrthkmng, frth-)
The act or an instance of coming forth.

forthcoming [ˌfɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ]
adj
1. approaching in time the forthcoming debate
2. about to appear his forthcoming book
3. available or ready the money wasn't forthcoming
4. open or sociable
forthcomingness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.forthcoming - at ease in talking to others
sociable - inclined to or conducive to companionship with others; "a sociable occasion"; "enjoyed a sociable chat"; "a sociable conversation"; "Americans are sociable and gregarious"
2.forthcomingforthcoming - 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"
3.forthcoming - available when required or as promised; "federal funds were not forthcoming"
available - obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long"

forthcoming
adjective
1. approaching, coming, expected, future, imminent, prospective, impending, upcoming his opponents in the forthcoming election
2. available, ready, accessible, at hand, in evidence, obtainable, on tap (informal) They promised that the money would be forthcoming.
3. communicative, open, free, informative, expansive, sociable, chatty, talkative, unreserved He was very forthcoming in court.
Translations
forthcoming [fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ] ADJ
1. (= future) [event, election] → próximo; [weeks, months] → venidero; [book] → de próxima publicación; [film] → de próximo estreno; [album] → de próxima aparición
their forthcoming marriagesu próximo enlace
"forthcoming titles""libros mpl en preparación"
2. (= available) no explanation was forthcomingno dieron ninguna explicación
he shot her a desperate look but no help was forthcomingle lanzó una mirada de desesperación pero no obtuvo ninguna ayuda
no answer was forthcomingno hubo respuesta
if funds are forthcomingsi nos facilitan fondos
3. (= open) [person] → comunicativo
he's not forthcoming with strangersno es muy comunicativo or abierto con los desconocidos
you could have been more forthcoming with informationpodrías haber sido más generoso con la información
to be forthcoming about or on sthmostrarse comunicativo con respecto a algo
he wasn't very forthcoming about itdijo poco sobre el asuntose mostró poco comunicativo al respecto

forthcoming [ˌfɔːrθˈkʌmɪŋ] adj
(= imminent) [event] → prochain(e)
(= available) → disponible
to be forthcoming → être disponible
(= talkative) → ouvert(e), communicatif/ive

forthcoming
adj (form)
attr (= imminent) event, visitbevorstehend; album, bookin Kürze erscheinend; film, playin Kürze anlaufend; a leaflet detailing the month’s forthcoming eventseine Broschüre mit einer Programmvorschau für den Monat; forthcoming books/titlesgeplante Neuerscheinungen pl; our forthcoming titles for next yearTitel, die nächstes Jahr erscheinen; “forthcoming attractions” (outside theatre/cinema) → demnächst in diesem Theater/Kino“
(= available) to be forthcoming (money, funds)zur Verfügung gestellt werden; (evidence)geliefert werden; (aid, support)geleistet werden; (details)bekannt werden; not to be forthcoming (evidence, aid, support)ausbleiben
(= communicative) personmitteilsam; to be forthcoming on or about somethingoffen über etw (acc)reden; not to be forthcoming on or about somethingsich über etw (acc)zurückhalten

forthcoming [ˌfɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ] adj (event, election) → prossimo/a; (film) → che sta per uscire, imminente; (book) → di prossima pubblicazione; (character) → aperto/a, comunicativo/a
if help is forthcoming → se c'è chi è disposto ad aiutare
he wasn't very forthcoming about it → non sembrava molto disposto a parlarne
forthcoming [ˌfɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ] adj (event, election) → prossimo/a; (film) → che sta per uscire, imminente; (book) → di prossima pubblicazione; (character) → aperto/a, comunicativo/a
if help is forthcoming → se c'è chi è disposto ad aiutare
he wasn't very forthcoming about it → non sembrava molto disposto a parlarne

forthcoming
adj forthcoming [foːθˈkamiŋ]
1 happening or appearing soon forthcoming events. opkomende قادِم، مُقْبِل скорошен blížící se, nastávající kommende; forestående bevorstehend προσεχής próximo, venidero eelseisev قریب الوقوع tuleva prochain שֶׁיוֹפִיע בְּקָרוֹב आगामी predstojeci közeledő, megjelenés alatti akan datang komandi prossimo, futuro 来たるべき 다가오는 artėjantis gaidāmais; nākamais akan datang op komst zijnd forestående, kommende nadchodzący, mający się ukazać próximo apro­piat предстоящий nastávajúci bližnji nastupajući kommande, förestående ซึ่งกำลังจะมาถึง yakın, gelecek 即將到來的 наступний, прийдешній جلد ظاہر ہونے والا sắp đến; sắp tới
2 (of a person) open and willing to talk She wasn't very forthcoming about her work; not a very forthcoming personality. tegemoetkomend مُسْتَعِد للمُساعَده والكلام открит otevřený, sdílný imødekommende entgegenkommend ομιλητικός, εξυπηρετικός abierto, comunicativo avameelne صمیمی و روراست halukas puhumaan communicatif מוּכָן לַעֲזוֹר तैयार uslužan, susretljiv készséges terbuka samræðufús disponibile, affabile 愛想のよい 붙임성 있는 atviras pretimnākošs; izpalīdzīgs terbuka toeschietelijk imøtekommende, innlatende otwarty, szczery acessível comunicativ общительный zhovorčivý odkrit predusretljiv förekommande, tillmötesgående ซึ่งเต็มใจให้ข้อมูล yardımcı, dostça 願意談論的 компанійський, комунікабельний بولنے اور تعاون کرنے پر آمادہ sẵn sàng chỉ dẫn


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A little farther along he came to a bridge across an imaginary stream, where a Civil Engineer (who had built the bridge) demanded something for interest on his investment, and it was forthcoming.
At that time I was sent to Ireland to make sketches for certain forthcoming illustrations in the newspaper to which I was attached.
Prince Andrew, being always near the commander in chief, closely following the mass movements and general orders, and constantly studying historical accounts of battles, involuntarily pictured to himself the course of events in the forthcoming action in broad outline.
 
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