to come
See also: tocome and to-come
English
Alternative forms
- (journalism, abbreviation) TK
Pronunciation
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Adjective
to come (not comparable)
- Imminent, coming, future.
- 2002 December 18, David Attenborough, “Meat Eaters”, episode 5 of season 1 of The Life of Mammals, at 23:56:
- It's a bonding session that reminds each hunter of its place in the team — invaluable in the struggle to come.
- 2002 December 18, David Attenborough, “Meat Eaters”, episode 5 of season 1 of The Life of Mammals, at 23:56:
Usage notes
- To come is not a true adjective; rather, syntactically, it is simply the to-infinitive of the verb come. As a result, it follows the noun that it modifies, rather than preceding it.
See also
- to be
Anagrams
- come to, moc toe
Middle English
Noun
to come (plural to comes)
- Alternative form of tocome
References
- “tocome (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 April 2018.