Meaning

1 senses
  1. Approach, onset

More definitions
  • the beginning or early stages

Examples

19 sentences
  1. He failed to see the stop sign at the intersection and hit an oncoming car.

    ruОн не увидел знака остановки на перекрёстке и врезался во встречный автомобиль.

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  2. I got dazzled by oncoming traffic.

    deIch bin vom Gegenverkehr geblendet worden.

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  3. Watch out for the oncoming traffic.

    deAchte auf den Gegenverkehr!

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  4. Tom slowly veered into oncoming traffic.

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  5. Tom was blinded by the oncoming car.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle English on comynge, oncomynge, oncoomynge; equivalent to on- + coming (noun).

From Middle English on comynge, oncomynge, oncoomynge; equivalent to on- + coming (noun).

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Forms

plural: oncomings
Singularoncoming
Pluraloncomings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the beginning or early stages:onset

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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