become a citizen (verb)

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• become — be|come [ bı kʌm ] (past tense became [ bı keım ] ; past participle be|come) verb *** Become can be used in the following ways: as a linking verb (followed by an adjective or noun complement): The problem became worse. He became president in 2001 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• become */*/*/ — UK [bɪˈkʌm] / US verb Word forms become : present tense I/you/we/they become he/she/it becomes present participle becoming past tense became UK [bɪˈkeɪm] / US past participle become Summary: Become can be used in the following ways: as a linking… …   English dictionary

• naturalize — nat‧u‧ral‧ize [ˈnætʆrəlaɪz] also naturalise verb be naturalized if someone who was born outside the country they now live in is naturalized, they become a citizen of the country they are living in: • More than 100,000 immigrants were recently… …   Financial and business terms

• naturalize — nat·u·ral·ize / na chə rə ˌlīz/ vt ized, iz·ing: to admit (a person) to citizenship nat·u·ral·iza·tion /ˌna chə rə lə zā shən/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• settle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. define, fix, confirm, appoint; agree upon; resolve, determine, decide, conclude; tranquilize, calm; reconcile, adjust, compose; discharge, square, pay, set at rest; place, establish; people, colonize …   English dictionary for students

• naturalization — naturalize nat‧u‧ral‧ize [ˈnætʆrəlaɪz] also naturalise verb be naturalized if someone who was born outside the country they now live in is naturalized, they become a citizen of the country they are living in: • More than 100,000 immigrants were… …   Financial and business terms

• naturalize — also ise BrE verb be naturalized a) if someone who was born outside a particular country is naturalized, they become a citizen of that country b) if a foreign word or phrase is naturalized in another language, it has become part of it… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• nat|u|ral|ize — «NACH uhr uh lyz, NACH ruh », verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to admit (a foreigner) to citizenship. After living in the United States for a certain number of years, an immigrant can be naturalized if he passes a test. 2. to adopt (a foreign word or …   Useful english dictionary

• reside — I verb abide, be located, be quartered, be situated, become a citizen, bide, domicile, domiciliate, dwell, establish oneself, habitare, have an address, incolere, indwell, inhabit, inhabitare, live, live at, lodge, occupy, remain, settle, sojourn …   Law dictionary

• naturalized — naturalize nat‧u‧ral‧ize [ˈnætʆrəlaɪz] also naturalise verb be naturalized if someone who was born outside the country they now live in is naturalized, they become a citizen of the country they are living in: • More than 100,000 immigrants were… …   Financial and business terms

• naturalize — [[t]næ̱tʃərəlaɪz[/t]] naturalizes, naturalizing, naturalized (in BRIT, also use naturalise) 1) V ERG To naturalize a species of plant means to start it growing in an area where it is not usually found. If a plant naturalizes in an area where it… …   English dictionary