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   Be·come

   /bəˈkəm/

   

   verb

   • 1. begin to be: "it is becoming clear that we are in a totally new situation"
   • ▪ grow to be; turn into: "the child will become an adult" Similar come to beget to beturn out to begrowgetturnliterary:wax
   • ▪ (of a person) qualify or be accepted as; acquire the status of: "she wanted to become a doctor" Similar be appointed asbe assigned asbe nominatedbe elected asbe madebe transformed intobe converted intochange intoturn intotransform into
   • ▪ (in questions) happen to: "what would become of her now?"
   • 2. (of clothing) look good on or suit (someone): "the dress becomes her" Similar suitflatterlook good onlook right onset offshow to advantageenhancego well withembellishornamentgraceinformal:do something for
   • ▪ be appropriate or suitable to (someone): "minor celebrity status did not become him" Similar befitbehoovesuitbe suitable tobe fitting to

   Word Origin Old Englishbecuman ‘come to a place, come (to be or do something)’ (see be-, come), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bekomen and German bekommen ‘get, receive’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   The meaning of BECOME is to come into existence. How to use become in a sentence.

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   Become definition: to come, change, or grow to be (as specified). See examples of BECOME used in a sentence.

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   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.

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    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.