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Words with a similar base: coming, forthcoming, upcoming

'coming'

[approach.n.02] as in: the act of drawing spatially closer to something

Examples:
the hunter's approach scattered the geese

'coming'

[advent.n.01] as in: arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

Examples:
the advent of the computer

'coming'

[approach.n.07] as in: the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

Examples:
the approach of winter

'coming'

[orgasm.n.01] as in: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

'coming'

[come.v.01] as in: move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

Examples:
He came singing down the road
Come with me to the Casbah
come down here!
come out of the closet!
come into the room

'coming'

[arrive.v.01] as in: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

Examples:
She arrived home at 7 o'clock
She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight

'coming'

[come.v.03] as in: come to pass; arrive, as in due course

Examples:
The first success came three days later
It came as a shock
Dawn comes early in June

'coming'

[come.v.04] as in: reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position

Examples:
The water came to a boil
We came to understand the true meaning of life
Their anger came to a boil
I came to realize the true meaning of life
The shoes came untied
come into contact with a terrorist group
his face went red
your wish will come true

'coming'

[come.v.05] as in: to be the product or result

Examples:
Melons come from a vine
Understanding comes from experience

'coming'

[come.v.06] as in: be found or available

Examples:
These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled

'coming'

[issue_forth.v.01] as in: come forth

Examples:
A scream came from the woman's mouth
His breath came hard

'coming'

[hail.v.02] as in: be a native of

Examples:
She hails from Kalamazoo

'coming'

[come.v.09] as in: extend or reach

Examples:
The water came up to my waist
The sleeves come to your knuckles

'coming'

[come.v.10] as in: exist or occur in a certain point in a series

Examples:
Next came the student from France

'coming'

[come.v.11] as in: cover a certain distance

Examples:
She came a long way

'coming'

[fall.v.04] as in: come under, be classified or included

Examples:
fall into a category
This comes under a new heading

'coming'

[come.v.13] as in: happen as a result

Examples:
Nothing good will come of this

'coming'

[total.v.01] as in: add up in number or quantity

Examples:
The bills amounted to $2,000
The bill came to $2,000

'coming'

[come.v.15] as in: develop into

Examples:
This idea will never amount to anything
nothing came of his grandiose plans

'coming'

[come.v.16] as in: be received

Examples:
News came in of the massacre in Rwanda

'coming'

[occur.v.02] as in: come to one's mind; suggest itself

Examples:
It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary
A great idea then came to her

'coming'

[derive.v.05] as in: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

Examples:
She was descended from an old Italian noble family
he comes from humble origins

'coming'

[do.v.04] as in: proceed or get along

Examples:
How is she doing in her new job?
How are you making out in graduate school?
He's come a long way

'coming'

[come.v.20] as in: experience orgasm

Examples:
she could not come because she was too upset

'coming'

[come.v.21] as in: have a certain priority

Examples:
My family comes first

'coming'

[approaching.s.01] as in: of the relatively near future

Examples:
the approaching election
this coming Thursday
the forthcoming holidays
the upcoming spring fashions

Origins

					coming (English)
├── -ing (English)
│   ├── -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   └── -ing (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -inge (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── come (English)
    └── comen (Middle English (1100-1500))