word-vault/dist/data/cards/fo/forthcoming.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "forthcoming",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "going to happen, be published, etc. very soon",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the forthcoming elections"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a list of forthcoming books"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the band’s forthcoming UK tour"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Once or twice a year the publishers put out a list of forthcoming books."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The band have added an extra date to their forthcoming UK tour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Three main parties will contest the forthcoming elections."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "ready or made available when needed",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Financial support was not forthcoming."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Help was immediately forthcoming."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be"],
                "adverb": ["readily", "immediately"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "willing to give information about something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's never very forthcoming about her plans."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be"],
                "adverb": ["not very"],
                "preposition": ["about"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌfɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/",
                "audio": "fo/forthcoming/forthcoming__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌfɔːrθˈkʌmɪŋ/",
                "audio": "fo/forthcoming/forthcoming__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}