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coming

KUM-ing/ˈkʌmɪŋ/

Noun pluralcomings

5 meanings of coming

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of come. Use this form for an action happening now, or as the -ing word acting like a noun.

    The train is coming into the station right now.

    He saw the storm coming across the fields.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Happening soon, in the near future, and next in order.

    We have big plans for the coming year.

    The coming weekend will be busy for everyone.

    Similarupcoming, forthcoming, approaching, next, impending

    Oppositepast, previous, last

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  3. 3
    nouncountable
    The act of arriving somewhere.

    Everyone looked forward to the coming of summer.

    The coming of the holidays brought lots of visitors.

    Similararrival, advent, approach, onset, appearance

    Oppositedeparture, going

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  4. 4
    adjective
    Becoming popular or successful, and rising toward fame or skill.

    That young chef is a coming talent in the city.

    Everyone says she's the coming star of the team.

    Similarrising, promising, emerging, budding

    Oppositeestablished

Less common meaning

  1. 5
    adjectiveobsolete
    Willing and eager to please, and ready to give in.
    How coming to the poet every muse!
    1733, Alexander Pope, [Imitations of Horace]Here, coming means ready and eager to please, so every muse helps the poet.
    That he had been so affectionate a husband, was no ill argument to the coming dowager, that he might prove as kind to her.
    1697, John Dryden, “Dedication of the Æneis”Here, coming means eager and willing, so the widow was ready to accept him.
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coming is a form of come

come, verb: To move toward the person speaking or toward the place being talked about. Full entry

Forms
come also past participlecomes he/she/itcoming -ing formcame past tense
Spelling
come → coming: drop the e, add -ing

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Origins

Meaning 1

The present participle of "come," formed from "come" plus "-ing."

Meanings 2–5

From Middle English coming, made from "come" plus the "-ing" ending.