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1. (v.i.) become
to come, change, or grow to be (as specified):
to become tired.
2. become
to come into being; develop or progress into:
She became a ballerina.
3. (v.t.) become
to be attractive on; befit in appearance; suit:
That dress becomes you.
4. become
to be suitable to the dignity, situation, or responsibility of:
conduct that becomes an officer.
5. become
become of, to happen to; be the fate of.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME becumen, OE becuman to come about, happen, c. OFris bikuma, OHG biqueman, Go biqiman. See be -, come)
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| Definition of 'become' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) become, go, get
enter or assume a certain state or condition
"He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
2. (verb) become, turn
undergo a change or development
"The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
3. (verb) become
come into existence
"What becomes has duration"
4. (verb) become, suit
enhance the appearance of
"Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"
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1. become
to begin to be different
His voice became sad.; She's studying to become a doctor; Life is becoming more difficult for them.; It became obvious that the economy was not improving.
2. become
What will become of/has become of sb/sth?
indicates interest in what will happen or has happened to sb or sth
What became of his girlfriend?
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| Definition of 'become' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. become
of Become
2. (verb) become
to pass from one state to another; to enter into some state or condition, by a change from another state, or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new character
3. (verb) become
to come; to get
4. (verb) become
to suit or be suitable to; to be congruous with; to befit; to accord with, in character or circumstances; to be worthy of, or proper for; to cause to appear well; -- said of persons and things
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Sense: to come or grow to be
Her coat has become badly torn; She has become even more beautiful.
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 Afrikaans: word |
 Arabic: يُصْبِحُ |
 Bulgarian: ставам |
 Brazilian: tornar-se |
 Czech: stávat se |
 German: werden |
 Danish: blive |
 Greek: γίνομαι |
 Spanish: volverse, ponerse, conver |
 Estonian: muutuma |
 Farsi: شدن |
 Finnish: tulla joksikin |
 French: devenir |
 Hebrew: לַהֲפוֹך, לִהיוֹת |
 Hindi: हो जाना |
 Croatian: postati |
 Hungarian: vmivé válik |
 Indonesian: menjadi |
 Icelandic: verða |
 Italian: divenire, diventare |
 Japanese: ～になる |
 Korean: …이(으로) 되다 |
 Lithuanian: tapti, pasidaryti |
 Latvian: tapt; kļūt |
 Malay: menjadi |
 Dutch: worden |
 Norwegian: bli |
 Polish: stawać się |
 Persian: شدن |
 Pashto: كيدل، ګرځيدل |
 Portuguese: tornar-se |
 Romanian: a deveni |
 Russian: становиться |
 Slovak: stávať sa |
 Slovenian: postati |
 Serbian: postati |
 Swedish: bli |
 Thai: กลายเป็น |
 Turkish: olmak |
 Taiwanese: 變得 |
 Ukrainian: робитися, ставати |
 Urdu: ہونا ، بننا |
 Vietnamese: trở nên |
 Chinese: 变得 |
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