to-come (B1)
noun
Definition
to-come means (rare) The future. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses to-come to mean (rare) The future.
The teacher asked students to find to-come in the reading.
How to Use to-come
- a/the to-come (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a to-come."
- to-come in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked to-come in context before translating it."
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