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Vinony

forthcome

verb

  1. to come forth
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Old English forþcyme (“a forthcoming”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *kumiz (“coming”), equivalent to forth- + come. Cognate with German Fortkommen (“advancement”).

  1. A coming forth.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English forthcomen, from Old English forþcuman (“to come forth, proceed, arrive at, succeed, come to pass, come true, be born”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to forth- + come.

  1. To come forth.

    “By dropping a penny in the slot, the gas was forthcoming, and when a penny's worth had forthcome the supply was automatically shut off.”

    “The crowd slowly dissolved as news from doctors and Service upstairs failed to forthcome.”