forthcoming
gb/fˈɔɹθkˈʌmɪŋ/ us/fˈɔɹθkˈʌmɪŋ/
B2
Inglês
~ 5800
Aceções
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adjective
B2
property
1
happening or expected soon
happening or coming soon.
Padrão de uso:
forthcoming [event/thing]
Erro comum:
Learners often think "forthcoming" can be used for something that is just possible or imagined. It usually refers to events that are already planned or expected. Many learners also overuse "will come" instead of the more natural "forthcoming" or "upcoming" in formal writing.
Sinónimos
upcoming (Very common in everyday English; slightly more informal than "forthcoming".)
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approaching (Often used for times or deadlines; can sound slightly more formal or descriptive.)
Antónimos
past (Refers to events that have already happened, the opposite of something still to come.)
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previous (Highlights that something took place before now or before another event, not in the future.)
Colocações
forthcoming elections
|forthcoming book
|forthcoming meeting
|forthcoming season
|forthcoming changes
Temas
time
|planning
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The government has promised tax cuts in the forthcoming budget.
- Tickets for the forthcoming concert sold out in a few hours.
- Her forthcoming book on climate change is already getting a lot of attention.
- In the forthcoming season, the team will focus on younger players.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- We talked about our plans for the forthcoming holiday.
- The company will explain its new rules at the forthcoming meeting.
- He is excited about the forthcoming soccer match.
- In the forthcoming year, I want to save more money.
adjective
C1
property
2
willing to talk or share
ready and willing to give information or help, and not hiding things.
Padrão de uso:
be forthcoming (with [information/help])
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse this sense with the time-related meaning and say things like *"a forthcoming person"* to mean "a person who is coming soon." Here it means someone who shares information. Learners also sometimes say *"he forthcomingly answered"*, but "forthcoming" is not used as an adverb.
Sinónimos
open (General term for someone who shares thoughts and feelings easily; slightly more informal.)
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candid (Emphasizes honesty and directness, sometimes about difficult topics; can sound fairly formal.)
Antónimos
secretive (Describes someone who deliberately keeps information to themselves.)
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reserved (Suggests a quiet, private person who does not share much, especially about feelings.)
Colocações
be forthcoming
|remarkably forthcoming
|forthcoming with details
|not very forthcoming
|fully forthcoming
Temas
communication
|social
|emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The witness was surprisingly forthcoming about what he had seen.
- Our manager was not very forthcoming with information about the layoffs.
- She was fully forthcoming when the journalist asked about her past mistakes.
- The company has promised to be more forthcoming with customers in the future.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The teacher was very forthcoming and answered all of my questions.
- He is not forthcoming with his feelings, so it is hard to know what he thinks.
- The police asked questions, and the driver was forthcoming with every detail.
- Please be forthcoming and tell me the whole story.
adjective
C1
property
3
provided or available when required
given or available when people need or ask for it, especially after waiting.
Padrão de uso:
[something] is forthcoming
Erro comum:
Learners may misread this sense as a simple future meaning and translate it as "will come". In contexts like "funding was not forthcoming", it specifically means the money did not appear or was not given, even though people expected it.
Sinónimos
available (Very general; does not always carry the idea of being expected or delayed.)
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forthcoming (Already the headword; no close single-word synonym fully matches the nuance of "expected but not yet supplied".)
Antónimos
withheld (Stresses that something is deliberately not given, even though it is expected.)
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lacking (Emphasizes that something needed is simply not there.)
Colocações
funding was not forthcoming
|no apology was forthcoming
|help was forthcoming
|information was forthcoming
|support was not forthcoming
Temas
business
|work
|money
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- Despite repeated requests, the promised funds were not forthcoming.
- An apology was finally forthcoming after the story appeared in the media.
- Further details will be forthcoming once the report is finished.
- The necessary documents were not forthcoming from the supplier.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The money we asked for was not forthcoming.
- An answer was not forthcoming, so we ended the meeting.
- More information will be forthcoming after the test results.
- Help was not forthcoming, and they had to work alone.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
forthcoming
IPA
GB/fˈɔɹθkˈʌmɪŋ/
US/fˈɔɹθkˈʌmɪŋ/
Sílabas e acento
forth - com - ing (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (forth)
Formas da palavra
Adjective
- Base: forthcoming
Família de palavras
Negative and opposite forms
unforthcoming
adjective
Advanced or less common
forthcomingness
noun
Expressões
be forthcoming
1/bˈi fˈɔɹθkˈʌmɪŋ/
fixed phrase
be ready to give information
to be ready and willing to give information or help, especially when someone asks for it.
Exemplos
- The spokesperson was very forthcoming during the press conference.
- If you are forthcoming about your problems, we can try to help you.
- Witnesses have not been forthcoming, which makes the investigation difficult.
be forthcoming with
1/bˈi fˈɔɹθkˈʌmɪŋ wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
willingly provide something needed
to willingly give information, help, money, or another thing that is asked for.
Exemplos
- The company was not forthcoming with details about the data breach.
- She was very forthcoming with advice when I started my new job.
- Local residents were forthcoming with food and blankets after the storm.