become
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[edit] Etymology
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[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /bə'kʌm, bɪˈkʌm/, SAMPA: /b@"kVm, bI"kVm/
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- Rhymes: -ʌm
- Hyphenation: be‧come
[edit] Verb
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to become (third-person singular simple present becomes, present participle becoming, simple past became, past participle become)
- (copulative) To begin to be; to come to be; to turn into
- She became a doctor when she was 25.
- The weather will become cold after the sun goes down.
- (transitive) To look attractive on, be suitable for
- That dress really becomes you.
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[edit] Translations
To begin to be
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To look attractive on, be suitable for
[edit] References
- become in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- become in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

