upcome

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verb

To ascend, rise; grow up; come up.

OriginMiddle English upcomen ← Old English ūpcuman ← Proto-Germanic *upp →
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Meanings

verbupcome (third-person singular simple present upcomes, present participle upcoming, simple past upcame, past participle upcome)

present singular third person upcomes · participle present upcoming · past upcame

  1. dialectalobsoleterareTo ascend, rise; grow up; come up.
nounupcome (plural upcomes)

plural upcomes

  1. dialectalrareAn ascent, climb; a way up.
  2. ScotlanddialectalAn outward appearance, especially pertaining to the future; a promising aspect or outlook.
  3. ScotlanddialectalA comment, saying, expression.
  4. ScotlanddialectalThe final or decisive point; result, outcome.
  5. ScotlanddialectalOne's upbringing, development from childhood to adulthood.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*upp“up”
  2. Old Englishūpcuman“to come up, arise”
  3. Middle Englishupcomen
  4. Englishupcome

From Middle English upcomen, from Old English ūpcuman (“to come up, arise”), from Proto-Germanic *upp (“up”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to up- + come. Cognate with West Frisian opkomme (“to arise, stand up”), Dutch opkomen (“to come up, ascend, occur”), German aufkommen (“to come up, arise, emerge”), Danish opkomme (“to arise, meet”), Icelandic uppkoma (“an outbreak, appearance, arising”).

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APA

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Chicago

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