Definitions for become
bɪˈkʌmbe·come

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. become, go, get(verb)

   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. become, turn(verb)

   undergo a change or development

   "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"

3. become(verb)

   come into existence

   "What becomes has duration"

4. become, suit(verb)

   enhance the appearance of

   "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. become(Verb)

   To arrive, come (to a place).

2. become(Verb)

   To begin to be; to come to be; to turn into.

3. become(Verb)

   To look attractive on, be suitable for.

   That dress really becomes you.

Origin: becuman, from . Cognate with German bekommen, Dutch bekomen.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Become

   of Become

2. Become(verb)

   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. Become(verb)

   to come; to get

4. Become(verb)

   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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Become

   Become is the first studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Seventh Wonder. It consists of nine tracks; however, the ninth track is unlisted and untitled.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Become

   be-kum′, v.i. to pass from one state to another: to come to be: to be the fate or end of (followed by of).—v.t. to suit or befit, to grace or adorn fittingly (with dat. object):—pa.t. becāme′; pa.p. become′.—adj. Becom′ing, suitable to: graceful.—adv. Becom′ingly.—n. Becom′ingness. [A.S. becuman. See Come.]

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1. Become

   Become is a search engine focused solely on shopping. Become offers various views and filtering criteria to allow users to more easily shop locally or all over the web.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'become' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #274

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'become' in Written Corpus Frequency: #758

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'become' in Verbs Frequency: #28

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of become in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of become in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of become in a Sentence

1. Adamo Macri:

   Become What You Eat

2. May-lin Soong Chiang:

   We become what we do.

3. Sarga Dhaoubadel:

   We have become refugees.

4. Dean Keak Tegn:

   We become the way we speak.

5. Cheryl Grossman:

   I dream, therefore I become.

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