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Webster 1913 Edition


Coming

Com′ing

,
Adj.
1.
Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next;
as, the
coming
week or year; the
coming
exhibition
.
Welcome the
coming
, speed the parting, guest.
Pope.
Your
coming
days and years.
Byron.
2.
Ready to come; complaisant; fond.
[Obs.]
Pope.

Com′ing

,
Noun.
1.
Approach; advent; manifestation;
as, the
coming
of the train
.
2.
Specifically: The Second Advent of Christ, called usually the
second coming
.
Coming in
.
(a)
Entrance; entrance way; manner of entering; beginning.
“The goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof.”
Ezek. xliii. 11
(b)
Income or revenue.
“What are thy comings in?”
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Coming

COMING

, ppr.
1.
Drawing nearer or nigh; approaching; moving towards; advancing.
2.
Future; yet to come; as, in coming ages.
3.
Forward; ready to come.
How coming to the poet every muse.

COMING

, n.
1.
The act of coming; approach.
2.
The state of being come; arrival.
The Lord hath blessed thee since my coming. Gen. 30.

COMING

,
Noun.
1.
Entrance.
I know thy going-out and thy coming-in. 2 Kings 19.
2.
Beginning; commencement; as the coming-in of the year. 2 Kings 13.
3.
Income; revenue.
4.
Compliance; submission.

Definition 2024


coming

coming

English

Verb

coming

  1. present participle of come
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Etymology 2

From Middle English present participle of comen

Noun

coming (plural comings)

  1. The act of arriving; an arrival
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Adjective

coming (not comparable)

  1. Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next.
    We expect great things from you this coming year.
    She will have two or three paintings in the coming exhibition.
    • Byron
      your coming days and years
  2. Newly in fashion; advancing into maturity or achievement.
    Ergonomic wallets are the coming thing.
  3. (obsolete) Ready to come; complaisant; fond.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Alexander Pope to this entry?)

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