UPCOME

Etymology

Verb

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

(rare, dialectal or obsolete) To ascend, rise; grow up; come up.

Noun

upcome (plural upcomes)

(rare or dialectal) An ascent, climb; a way up.

(dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) An outward appearance, especially pertaining to the future; a promising aspect or outlook.

(dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) A comment, saying, expression.

(dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) The final or decisive point; result, outcome.

(dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) One's upbringing, development from childhood to adulthood.

Anagrams

• come up

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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