coming

Meanings

Verb

• Present participle of come

Noun

• The act of arriving; an arrival.

Adjective

• Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next.
• Newly in fashion; advancing into maturity or achievement.
• Ready to come; complaisant; fond.

Origin

• From Middle English cominge, comynge, comande, from Old English cumende, from Proto-Germanic *kwemandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, equivalent to come + -ing. Cognate with Dutch komend, German kommend, Swedish kommande, Icelandic komandi.
• From Middle English coming, commyng, cumming, equivalent to come + -ing.