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Deriving vs Coming - What's the difference?

deriving | coming |

As verbs the difference between deriving and coming

is that deriving is while coming is .

As a noun coming is

the act of arriving; an arrival.

As an adjective coming is

approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next.

deriving

English

Verb

(head)

    • coming

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) present participle of

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of arriving; an arrival
    • Derived terms
    * second coming

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next.
    • We expect great things from you this coming year.
    She will have two or three paintings in the coming exhibition.
  • * Byron
    • your coming days and years
  • Deserved.
    • When he was fired, nobody was surprised or upset because they thought he had it coming .
  • Newly in fashion; advancing into maturity or achievement.
    • Ergonomic wallets are the coming thing.
  • (obsolete) Ready to come; complaisant; fond.
    • (Alexander Pope)

    Derived terms

    * coming on * up-and-coming

    Anagrams

    * gnomic