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- 1. begin to be: "it is becoming clear that we are in a totally new situation"
- 2. (of clothing) look good on or suit (someone): "the dress becomes her" Similar
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verb. uk/bɪˈkʌm/us/bɪˈkʌm/became | become. becomeverb (BE) Add to word listAdd to word list. A2 [ L ] to start to be: I was becoming increasingly suspicious of his motives. It was becoming cold, so we lit the fire. After giving up smoking, he became fat and irritable. Margaret Thatcher became the UK's first woman prime minister in 1979.
The meaning of BECOME is to come into existence. How to use become in a sentence.
Become definition: to come, change, or grow to be (as specified). See examples of BECOME used in a sentence.
Definition of become verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To become is to evolve, change into, or emerge as something. A fertilized egg will hatch and the tiny chick will become a full-grown chicken. When you become angrier and angrier watching the TV news, you begin to feel a certain way.
View more related words. 4 meanings: 1. to come to be; develop or grow into 2. to fall to or be the lot (of); happen (to) 3. (of clothes, etc) to.... Click for more definitions.
1. ( copula) to come to be; develop or grow into: he became a monster. 2. ( foll by of; usually used in a question) to fall to or be the lot (of); happen (to): what became of him?. 3. ( tr) (of clothes, etc) to enhance the appearance of (someone); suit: that dress becomes you. 4. ( tr) to be appropriate; befit: it ill becomes you to complain.
become meaning, definition, what is become: to start to have a feeling or quality, o...: Learn more.
to begin to be something: They became great friends. She wants to become a teacher when she leaves school. This style of skirt is becoming fashionable. Fewer examples. Football has become big business. He has become skilled in dealing with the media. The tiger has become extinct in many countries. It was his dream to become an actor.
Definitions of 'become' 1. If someone or something becomes a particular thing, they start to change and develop into that thing, or start to develop the characteristics mentioned. [...] 2. If something becomes someone, it makes them look attractive or it seems right for them. [...] 3. See what has become of [...] More. Conjugations of 'become'
