adj
Meaning 1
coming before; preceding
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adj
coming before; preceding
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noun
The act or process of coming before, to the front, or to the fore; forthcoming; advent
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of forecome
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
From Middle English *forcomynge, *forcumande, from Old English forecumende, from Proto-Germanic *furaquemandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *furaquemaną (“to come before”), equivalent to fore- + coming (present participle).
From fore- + coming (gerund).