The meaning of Coming

verb

Move forwards in a purposeful way.

Usage examples:

He advanced towards the dispatch box

noun

A forward movement.

Usage examples:

The rebels' advance on madrid was well under way

adjective

Done, sent, or supplied beforehand.

Usage examples:

Advance notice

verb

Move forwards in a purposeful way.

Usage examples:

He advanced towards the dispatch box

noun

A forward movement.

Usage examples:

The rebels' advance on madrid was well under way

noun

A development or improvement.

Usage examples:

advances in engineering techniques

noun

The arrival of a notable person or thing.

Usage examples:

The advent of television

noun

The beginning of an event, the invention of something, or the arrival of a person

Usage examples:

Transportation was transformed by the advent of the internal combustion engine.

verb

Regard as probable; expect or predict.

Usage examples:

She anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre

verb

Past simple and past participle of anticipate

Usage examples:

We don't anticipate any trouble., we had one or two difficulties along the way that we didn't antic…

verb

Come into sight; become visible or noticeable, especially without apparent cause.

Usage examples:

Smoke appeared on the horizon

verb

To become noticeable or to be present

Usage examples:

At this point the ferry boat suddenly appeared., her picture appeared on the front page of the news…

noun

The way that someone or something looks.

Usage examples:

She checked her appearance in the mirror

noun

The way a person or thing looks or seems to other people

Usage examples:

The most striking feature of his appearance was his long hair., her only screen appearances were in…

verb

Come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time.

Usage examples:

The train approached the main line

noun

A way of dealing with a situation or problem.

Usage examples:

We need a whole new approach to the job

verb

Move towards

adjective

Coming nearer in distance or time.

Usage examples:

An approaching car

verb

Come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time.

Usage examples:

The train approached the main line

verb

Present participle of approach

Usage examples:

We could just see the train approaching in the distance., if you look out of the window on the left…

verb

(of a problem, opportunity, or situation) emerge; become apparent.

Usage examples:

New difficulties had arisen

verb

To come into existence or begin to be noticed; happen

Usage examples:

Problems arise when kids leave school., when the opportunity arose, he decided to take it., we aros…

noun

The action or process of arriving.

Usage examples:

Ruth's arrival in new york

noun

The act of someone or something that reaches a place or comes into existence, or a person or thing that reaches a place

Usage examples:

[ u ] the arrival of the railroad changed the western us., [ u ] the arrival of the new year was gr…

noun

The act of coming to a place

Usage examples:

Two hours after the arrival of 500,000 newspapers, they are sorted into bundles for 2,000 newsagent…

verb

Reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey.

Usage examples:

We arrived at his house and knocked at the door

verb

To come to a place, esp. after traveling

Usage examples:

What time is their plane scheduled to arrive?, sausages suddenly arrived on our table., when they s…

verb

(especially of something bad) happen to (someone).

Usage examples:

A tragedy befell his daughter

verb

(of something bad) to happen to a person or place

Usage examples:

Many natural disasters have befallen that region.

verb

Happen.

Usage examples:

I waited with beating heart, not knowing what would betide

verb

To happen (to someone)

noun

The emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being.

Usage examples:

He was blind from birth

verb

Give birth to (a baby or other young).

Usage examples:

She birthed five children within ten years

phrasal verb

Break or cause to break into pieces

phrasal verb

(of a telephone conversation) to become impossible to understand because the connection is not strong enough

Usage examples:

He was on the subway when he called and started to break up before i could answer., the company has…

phrasal verb

To divide, or to divide something, into smaller parts

Usage examples:

The company has been broken up and sold off., manufacturing ceased at the factory when the original…

noun

The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination.

Usage examples:

She was nearing the climax of her speech

verb

Culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax.

Usage examples:

The day climaxed with a gala concert

noun

The most important or exciting part in the development of a story or situation, which usually happens near the end

Usage examples:

The novel built to a shattering climax, leaving me breathless., a late season hurricane on october …

adjective

Only a short distance away or apart in space or time.

Usage examples:

The hotel is close to the sea

adverb

Very near to someone or something; with very little space between.

Usage examples:

They stood close to the door

noun

Another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective).

verb

(of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way.

Usage examples:

The roof collapsed on top of me

noun

An instance of a structure falling down or giving way.

Usage examples:

The collapse of a railway bridge

verb

Break down, literally or metaphorically

phrasal verb

Appear suddenly or unexpectedly

phrasal verb

To happen or appear unexpectedly

Usage examples:

Her name keeps cropping up in their conversations.

verb

Break or fall apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration.

Usage examples:

The plaster started to crumble

noun

A mixture of flour and fat that is rubbed to the texture of breadcrumbs and cooked as a topping for fruit.

Usage examples:

Sprinkle the crumble over the rhubarb

verb

To break into small pieces

Usage examples:

[ i ] that old wall is starting to crumble.

preposition

Combined with; also used as (used to describe things with a dual nature or function).

Usage examples:

A study-cum-bedroom

verb

Have an orgasm.

noun

Semen ejaculated by a man at an orgasm.

verb

Break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay.

Usage examples:

Our shoes had to last until they disintegrated on our feet

verb

To become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces

Usage examples:

The spacecraft disintegrated as it entered the earth’s atmosphere.

verb

(with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.

Usage examples:

Glucose dissolves easily in water

noun

An act or instance of moving gradually from one image or scene in a film to another.

Usage examples:

The alternatives to a cut are fades or dissolves

verb

To be absorbed or to cause a solid to be absorbed by a liquid, or of a liquid to absorb a solid

Usage examples:

[ t ] dissolve two teaspoons of yeast in warm water., [ t ] they decided to dissolve the partnership.

noun

The process of becoming visible after being concealed.

Usage examples:

I misjudged the timing of my emergence

noun

The process of appearing

Usage examples:

The agreement set the stage for the company's emergence from bankruptcy., the emergence of a pandem…

verb

Happen or occur afterwards or as a result.

Usage examples:

The difficulties which ensued from their commitment to cuba

verb

To happen after something else, esp. as a result of it

Usage examples:

Chaos ensued when 60 charter schools run by one company were all suddenly closed., after his outbur…

verb

Occur as a result.

Usage examples:

You never know what might eventuate

verb

To happen, or lead to something happening

Usage examples:

They are taking precautions against a possibility that may never eventuate., a chain of events coul…

adjective

Regarded as likely; anticipated.

Usage examples:

Write down your expected monthly income, and regularly track your expenses

verb

Regard (something) as likely to happen.

Usage examples:

It's as well to expect the worst

adjective

Believed to be going to happen or arrive

Usage examples:

The expected counterattack never happened., the painting sold for three times the expected price., …

verb

Move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control.

Usage examples:

Five inches of snow fell through the night

noun

An act of falling or collapsing.

Usage examples:

His mother had a fall as she alighted from a train

verb

Descend freely under the influence of gravity

verb

Go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind.

Usage examples:

She went back into the house, and ben followed her

verb

To move along after someone or something, or to move along a route or path

Usage examples:

[ t ] the dog followed us home., [ i ] he drove ahead and we followed in our own car., [ t ] follow…

verb

To happen or come after something

Usage examples:

More mergers are likely to follow., october's increase followed a 1.6% rise in output in september.…

verb

Make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and hammering it.

Usage examples:

He forged a great suit of black armour

noun

A blacksmith's workshop; a smithy.

Usage examples:

Culm was the material most widely used in the forges by blacksmiths and large quantities of the sub…

verb

Move forward gradually or steadily.

Usage examples:

He forged through the crowded streets

adjective

About to happen or appear.

Usage examples:

The forthcoming cricket season

adjective

Happening soon

Usage examples:

The forthcoming conference, he has not been forthcoming about the details of his contract., no expl…

noun

A period of time following the moment of speaking or writing; time regarded as still to come.

Usage examples:

We plan on getting married in the near future

adjective

At a later time; going or likely to happen or exist.

Usage examples:

The needs of future generations

noun

Time which is to come, or something that will happen or exist later

Usage examples:

[ u ] what are your plans for the future?, [ u ] we hope to buy a house in the foreseeable future.,…

noun

Luck; fortune.

Usage examples:

If you have the good hap to come into their houses

verb

Come about by chance.

Usage examples:

What can hap to him worthy to be deemed evil?

verb

Cover or wrap with a blanket or warm clothes.

Usage examples:

Col rode on her back, happed up in a tartan plaid

verb

Take place; occur.

Usage examples:

Two hours had passed and still nothing had happened

adverb

Perhaps; maybe.

Usage examples:

Happen i'll go back just for a while

verb

(of a situation or event) to come into existence; occur

Usage examples:

If you want to know what is happening in the world, you have to read the newspapers., no one knows …

adjective

About to happen.

Usage examples:

They were in imminent danger of being swept away

adjective

(esp. of something unpleasant) likely to happen very soon

Usage examples:

A rain storm was imminent.

adjective

(of an event regarded as threatening or significant) about to happen; forthcoming.

Usage examples:

The author had returned to his country ahead of the impending war

verb

(of an event regarded as threatening or significant) be about to happen.

Usage examples:

It seemed certain that some great trial of strength impended between the opponents

adjective

(esp. of something unpleasant) about to happen soon

Usage examples:

The impending crisis over trade made everyone nervous.

verb

Appear as a vague form, especially one that is large or threatening.

Usage examples:

Vehicles loomed out of the darkness

adjective

(of an event) seemingly about to happen and regarded as ominous or worrying.

Usage examples:

The looming threat of social unrest

adjective

Appearing as a vague or shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening.

Usage examples:

He almost expected to see jason's looming figure suddenly appear

noun

An occasion when someone or something appears, often suddenly

Usage examples:

The book charts the earth's evolution up until the materialization of homo sapiens., a little stran…

verb

Become actual fact; happen.

Usage examples:

The forecast rate of increase did not materialize

verb

(of ideas and wishes) to become real or true

Usage examples:

Her hopes of owning her own restaurant never materialized., they listened to the footsteps, then wa…

adverb

At or to a short distance away; nearby.

Usage examples:

A bomb exploded somewhere near

preposition

At or to a short distance away from (a place).

Usage examples:

The car park near the sawmill

adjective

Located a short distance away.

Usage examples:

A large house in the near distance

verb

Come near to; approach.

Usage examples:

Soon the cab would be nearing oxford street

adverb

At or to a short distance away; nearby.

Usage examples:

A bomb exploded somewhere near

adverb

A short time away in the future.

Usage examples:

His retirement was drawing near

verb

Happen; take place.

Usage examples:

The accident occurred at about 3.30 p.m.

verb

(esp. of unexpected events) to happen

Usage examples:

The incident occurred shortly after the plane took off., the condition occurs primarily in older ad…

noun

The beginning of something, especially something unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The onset of winter

noun

The beginning of something

Usage examples:

We have to get the roof fixed before the onset of winter.

noun

The climax of sexual excitement, characterized by intensely pleasurable feelings centred in the genitals and (in men) experienced as an accompaniment to ejaculation.

Usage examples:

She managed to achieve an orgasm

verb

Have an orgasm.

Usage examples:

She orgasms like this and settles back down again laying on top of my chest.

verb

Begin a course of action.

Usage examples:

The consortium could proceed with the plan

verb

To start or continue an action or process

Usage examples:

The building project is proceeding smoothly., you should ask a lawyer for advice on how to proceed.…

verb

To continue as planned

Usage examples:

The merger is proceeding according to schedule and should be complete by july., proceed with sth it…

verb

Move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.

Usage examples:

The tiny aircraft rose from the ground

noun

An upward movement; an instance of rising.

Usage examples:

The bird has a display flight of steep flapping rises

verb

Move upward

adjective

Forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.

Usage examples:

This raises two separate issues

verb

Cause to move or be apart.

Usage examples:

Both owners were trying to separate the dogs

plural noun

Individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations.

Usage examples:

Day wear consists of angular shaped separates that include wide-neck jumpers and half-mast trousers.

noun

A small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece.

Usage examples:

A splinter of ice

verb

Break or cause to break into small sharp fragments.

Usage examples:

The soap box splintered

noun

A small, sharp, piece of wood, glass, or similar material that has broken off a larger piece

Usage examples:

She tried to ignore the splinter in her foot., the old tree cracked and splintered as it fell.

verb

Break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain.

Usage examples:

The ice cracked and split

noun

A tear, crack, or fissure in something, especially down the middle or along the grain.

Usage examples:

Splits appeared in the decaying planks

proper noun

A seaport on the coast of southern croatia; population 177,500 (est. 2009). founded as a roman colony in 78 bc, it contains the ruins of the palace of the emperor diocletian, built in about ad 300.

verb

Begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space.

Usage examples:

The season starts in september

noun

The point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning.

Usage examples:

He takes over as chief executive at the start of next year

abbreviation

Strategic arms reduction treaty, an agreement between the us and the soviet union to limit and reduce strategic nuclear weapons, first signed in 1991.

noun

The outside part or uppermost layer of something.

Usage examples:

The earth's surface

adjective

Relating to or found on the surface of something.

Usage examples:

Surface layers

verb

Rise or come up to the surface of the water or the ground.

Usage examples:

He surfaced from his dive

verb

Rise or come up to the surface of the water or the ground.

Usage examples:

He surfaced from his dive

noun

The outside part or uppermost layer of something.

Usage examples:

The earth's surface

noun

A continuous set of points that has length and breadth but no thickness.

Usage examples:

Among closed surfaces, spherical, flat, and hyperbolic geometry are mutually exclusive.

verb

Pull (something) apart or to pieces with force.

Usage examples:

I tore up the letter

noun

A hole or split in something caused by it having been pulled apart forcefully.

Usage examples:

There was a tear in her dress

verb

(of the eye) produce tears.

Usage examples:

The freezing wind made her eyes tear

verb

(of a secret or something unknown) come to be known; be revealed.

Usage examples:

It transpired that millions of dollars of debt had been hidden in a complex web of transactions

verb

To happen

Usage examples:

A lot has transpired since we last spoke.