Definitions for Became
bɪˈkeɪmbe·came

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Becamethe preterite of become ;

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 3 votes

1. Became

   imp. of Become

2. Became

   of Become

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Became

   be-kām′, pa.t. of Become.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Became' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #383

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Became' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1499

How to pronounce Became?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Became in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Became in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Became in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Became in a Sentence

1. Maine Game Warden Bayley Grant:

   We first tried to haul her out with the four wheeler, but it became clear she was too stuck for that, we then hung the come-along on a cedar tree, and started to winch her out.

2. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dr. John H. Watson, referring to Sherlock Holmes, in "A Scandal in Bohemia":

   The stage lost a fine actor, just as science lost an acute reasoner, when he became a specialist in crime.

3. Adrian Cheok:

   The Taste Buddy could eventually help save lives, by allowing people to switch to healthier food choices, many children hate the taste of vegetables. So I knew that when I became an engineer, I wanted to make a device that could allow children to eat vegetables that taste like chocolate.

4. Yoshiyuki Miyamae:

   I wanted to achieve this mixture of color, that you sometimes get by chance. For instance, this morning, it was raining quite heavily, but later it became really sunny, so the quality and color of light keeps changing, i wanted to get this particular instance of lighting, in creating color layers and express what is almost like serendipity, that I get this amazing color like a montage.

5. John Crabtree:

   The polls may overstate the 'no' vote, but it looks like being a much closer-run contest than anything Evo Morales has had to fight since he became president in 2006.

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