become+(verb)

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• become — ► VERB (past became; past part. become) 1) begin to be. 2) turn into. 3) (become of) happen to. 4) (of clothing) look good when worn by (someone). 5) be appropriate to …   English terms dictionary

• become — verb /bI kVm/ past tense became /bi keIm/ past participle become 1 (linking verb) to begin to be something, or to develop in a particular way: He became King at the age of 17. | After the death of her father she became the richest woman in the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• become — verb (became; come; coming) Etymology: Middle English, to come to, become, from Old English becuman, from be + cuman to come Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to come into …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• become — I (arise) verb befall, come about, come into being, come into existence, commence, ensue, germinate, happen, materialize, occur, proceed, result, succeed II (develop) verb adorn, alter, arise, befit, behoove, benefit, beseem, change into, come to …   Law dictionary

• become — verb Become is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑mood, ↑society, ↑weather Become is used with these nouns as the object: ↑addiction, ↑alcoholic, ↑archbishop, ↑burden, ↑caricature, ↑Catholic, ↑champion, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• become — verb (becomes, becoming; past became; past participle become) 1》 begin to be.     ↘develop into.     ↘(of a person) qualify or be accepted as.     ↘(become of) (in questions) happen to. 2》 (of clothing) look well on.     ↘be appropriate to… …   English new terms dictionary

• verb — ► NOUN Grammar ▪ a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, such as hear, become, or happen. ORIGIN Latin verbum word, verb …   English terms dictionary

• become — verb 1) she became rich Syn: grow, get, turn, come to be, get to be; literary wax 2) he became a tyrant Syn: turn into, change into, be transformed into, be converted into 3) he becam …   Thesaurus of popular words

• become — verb 1) she became rich Syn: grow, get, turn, come to be, get to be 2) he became a tyrant Syn: turn into, change into, transform into, be converted into 3) …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• become flat — verb lose sparkle or bouquet wine and beer can pall • Syn: ↑die, ↑pall • Hypernyms: ↑change • Verb Frames: Something s …   Useful english dictionary

• become — verb /bəˈkʌm,bɪˈkʌm/ a) To begin to be; to come to be; to turn into. And than Sir Launcelot departed suddeynly, and no creature wyst where he was becom but Sir Bors. b) To look attractive on, be suitable for …   Wiktionary