Definitions for comingˈkʌm ɪŋ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

com•ingˈkʌm ɪŋ(n.)

  1. approach; arrival; advent.

  2. (adj.)following or impending; next; approaching:

    the coming year.

  3. promising future fame or success:

    a coming actor.

Origin of coming:

1250–1300

Princeton's WordNet

  1. approach, approaching, coming(noun)

    the act of drawing spatially closer to something

    "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

  2. advent, coming(noun)

    arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

    "the advent of the computer"

  3. approach, approaching, coming(noun)

    the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

    "the approach of winter"

  4. orgasm, climax, sexual climax, coming(adj)

    the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

  5. approaching, coming(a), forthcoming, upcoming(adj)

    of the relatively near future

    "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. coming(adjective)ˈkʌm ɪŋ

    happening soon; = approaching

    the coming elections

Wiktionary

  1. coming(Noun)

    The act of arriving; an arrival

  2. coming(Adjective)

    Next.

    We expect great things from you this coming year.

  3. coming(Adjective)

    Deserved.

    When he was fired, nobody was surprised or upset because they thought he had it coming.

  4. coming

    Newly in fashion; advancing into maturity or achievement.

    Ergonomic wallets are the coming thing.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Coming(u)

    of Come

  2. Coming(adj)

    approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next; as, the coming week or year; the coming exhibition

  3. Coming(adj)

    ready to come; complaisant; fond

  4. Coming(noun)

    approach; advent; manifestation; as, the coming of the train

  5. Coming(noun)

    specifically: The Second Advent of Christ


Translations for coming

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

coming(noun)

expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc

Come, come! That was very rude of you!; late-comers will not be admitted; We welcome all comers.; the comings and goings of the people in the street.

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