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Meaning of 'coming' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Coming [ a.]
- Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next; as, the coming week or year; the coming exhibition.
- Ready to come; complaisant; fond.
2 . Coming [ n.]
- Approach; advent; manifestation; as, the coming of the train.
- Specifically: The Second Advent of Christ.
3 . Coming [ p. pr & vb. n.]
- of Come

Meaning of 'coming' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . coming [ n]
Meaning (1):
- arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
Example in sentence:
  • the advent of the computer
Meaning (2):
- the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
Example in sentence:
  • the approach of winter
Meaning (3):
- the act of drawing spatially closer to something
Example in sentence:
  • the hunter's approach scattered the geese
4 . coming [ s]
Meaning (4):
- of the relatively near future
Example in sentence:
  • the approaching election;
  • the forthcoming holidays;
  • the upcoming spring fashions;
  • this coming Thursday

Nearby Words:

com- coma comanches comart comate comatose comatous comatula comatulid comb

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