What does become mean?
Definitions for become
bɪˈkʌmbe·come
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word become.
Princeton's WordNet
become, go, getverb
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!"
become, turnverb
undergo a change or development
"The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
becomeverb
come into existence
"What becomes has duration"
become, suitverb
enhance the appearance of
"Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"
Wiktionary
becomeverb
To arrive, come (to a place).
Etymology: becuman, from . Cognate with German bekommen, Dutch bekomen.
becomeverb
To begin to be; to come to be; to turn into.
Etymology: becuman, from . Cognate with German bekommen, Dutch bekomen.
becomeverb
To look attractive on, be suitable for.
That dress really becomes you.
Etymology: becuman, from . Cognate with German bekommen, Dutch bekomen.
Webster Dictionary
Become
of Become
Becomeverb
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
Becomeverb
to come; to get
Becomeverb
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
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
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.]
CrunchBase
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.
Editors Contribution
become
To change from a specific form to a form of choice.
We have become such mature, kind, loving and peaceloving people on planet earth.
Submitted by MaryC on March 19, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'become' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #274
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'become' in Written Corpus Frequency: #758
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'become' in Verbs Frequency: #28
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of become in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of become in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of become in a Sentence
It took us some time to see and evaluate how ineffective, or how trashed in some ways the refugee processing system had become, and so we had to rebuild some of those muscles and put it back in place.
Sometimes he would say he wants to become an accountant, sometimes he would say theology or sociology.
Local governments will become responsible to assess and meet standards by a certain time, previously, there was one sentence in the law about 'making plans' to treat air pollution, rather than 'achieving plans'.
At the end of the day like, I dont know if Ive ever considered Jackie Oshry to be, like, a victim of sexual assault because Im not, there are people who are real victims that I would never compare Jackie Oshry to them. But yes, when I was in high school I was f --- ing 16 years old Cuba Gooding Jr. put his finger up my butt, and I felt wild. She continued, Like, I felt I dont even know what the right word is. And now, its just become, like, a part of who I am. Its a part of my story.
It's no longer a question of,' Where do we want to live ?' The question has become,' Where can we live in relationship to what's happening there climate wise ?'.
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Translations for become
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- صار, أصبحArabic
- стаць, станавіццаBelarusian
- отивам, ставам, подхождам, приличам, случвам сеBulgarian
- esdevenir, escaureCatalan, Valencian
- státCzech
- blive, passeDanish
- werden, stehenGerman
- γίνομαιGreek
- iĝiEsperanto
- volver, convertir, llegar a ser, hacer, [[quedar]] [[bien]]Spanish
- شدنPersian
- pukeaFinnish
- devenirFrench
- wurdeWestern Frisian
- fàsScottish Gaelic
- हो जाना, बननाHindi
- leszHungarian
- դառնալ, սազելArmenian
- devenirInterlingua
- jadiIndonesian
- divenarIdo
- diventareItalian
- הפכוHebrew
- なる, 成るJapanese
- 되다Korean
- fiōLatin
- kļūtLatvian
- haereMāori
- станеMacedonian
- semakinMalay
- wordenDutch
- bli, kleNorwegian
- hóósįįdNavajo, Navaho
- zostawać, zostaćPolish
- virarPortuguese
- deveniRomanian
- стать, стали, идти, становитьсяRussian
- постати, priličiti, postatiSerbo-Croatian
- staťSlovak
- postatiSlovene
- bli, klä, passaSwedish
- అవుTelugu
- กลายThai
- magíngTagalog
- olmakTurkish
- ставати, статиUkrainian
- ہو جاناUrdu
- trở thành, trở nênVietnamese
- vedönVolapük
- ווערןYiddish
- 成为Chinese
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