forthcoming
part of speech
adjective (forthcoming)
meaning for a pupil
1) Happening or coming soon: «the forthcoming holiday». tree →
2) Ready or given when needed: «No help was forthcoming». tree →
3) Willing to talk and give information: «She wasn't very forthcoming». tree →
sense in the lessons
In school letters: «forthcoming events», «the forthcoming trip». In stories and reports: «He was not forthcoming about where he had been» = he did not want to say. A slightly formal word.
examples
- Please read about the forthcoming school trip. tree →
- The forthcoming film is about dragons. tree →
- No answer was forthcoming. tree →
- He wasn't very forthcoming about the broken window. tree →
- Money for the new playground is forthcoming. tree →
- We are practising for the forthcoming concert. tree →
- He inquired the cause, but for some time no answer was forthcoming. tree →
note
Slightly formal. Everyday: «coming up», «upcoming». «Not forthcoming» about a person means secretive or quiet.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «forthcoming» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.