What does coming mean?

Definitions for coming
ˈkʌm ɪŋcom·ing

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word coming.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. approach, approaching, comingnoun

    the act of drawing spatially closer to something

    "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

  2. advent, comingnoun

    arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

    "the advent of the computer"

  3. approach, approaching, comingnoun

    the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

    "the approach of winter"

  4. orgasm, climax, sexual climax, comingadjective

    the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

  5. approaching, coming(a), forthcoming, upcomingadjective

    of the relatively near future

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

Wiktionary

  1. comingnoun

    The act of arriving; an arrival

  2. comingadjective

    Next.

    We expect great things from you this coming year.

  3. comingadjective

    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.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Comingnoun

    Etymology: from To come.

    Where art thou, Adam! wont with joy to meet
    My coming, seen far off? John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x.

    Sweet the coming on
    Of grateful ev’ning mild. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iv.

    May’t please you, noble madam, to withdraw
    Into your private chamber; we shall give you
    The full cause of our coming. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

    Some people in America counted their years by the coming of certain birds amongst them at their certain seasons, and leaving them at others. John Locke.

  2. Comingparticipial adj.

    Etymology: from come.

    Now will I be your Rosalind in a more coming on disposition; and ask me what you will, I will grant it. William Shakespeare.

    That very lapidary himself, with a coming stomach, and in the cock’s place, would have made the cock’s choice. Roger L'Estrange.

    That he had been so affectionate a husband, was no ill argument to the coming dowager. John Dryden, Virg. Æn. Dedic.

    On morning wings, how active springs the mind,
    How easy every labour it pursues,
    How coming to the poet every muse! Alexander Pope, Imit. of Horace.

    Praise of great acts, he scatters as a seed,
    Which may the like in coming ages breed. Wentworth Dillon.

ChatGPT

  1. coming

    Coming generally refers to the act or process of approaching or arriving at a certain place, situation, or state. It often implies moving towards a particular destination, or a personal experience or development. Coming can also refer to the act of coming into existence, being born, or becoming evident or apparent. It can have various connotations depending on the context in which it is used.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Coming

    of Come

  2. Comingadjective

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

  3. Comingadjective

    ready to come; complaisant; fond

  4. Comingnoun

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

  5. Comingnoun

    specifically: The Second Advent of Christ

Editors Contribution

  1. comingverb

    Verb form of the word come.

    They are coming to the wedding as we invited them.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 15, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'coming' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #700

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'coming' in Written Corpus Frequency: #220

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'coming' in Adjectives Frequency: #998

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of coming in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of coming in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of coming in a Sentence

  1. Sanjay Kumar:

    If the earthquake had all come at once, it would have been OK, but these small quakes, the ones that keep coming, are really making my heart panic, my children are scared too and don't want to go back. They want to stay here, out in the open.

  2. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

    What I would like to see in a presidential candidate is one that has a coherent world view and logic from which all these policy proposals are coming forward. I think Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has that. I also think Sen. Warren has that.

  3. Ashley Tabaddor:

    It's definitely a common claim coming from Central America.

  4. Luis Veronesi:

    With increasing digitalization, we have to be prepared to defend against anything coming.

  5. Jack Hill:

    Now, listen. My old man's coming back any minute, and if SHE catches you here, she's gonna wanna kick your ass!

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