• To come

    Full definition of to come

    Adjective

    to come

    1. 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.

    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.

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