becoming

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/, /bɪˈkʊmɪŋg/
• (US) IPA: /bəˈkʌmɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌmɪŋ

Verb

becoming

1. Present participle of become.

Noun

becoming (plural becomings)

1. (chiefly philosophy) The act or process in which something becomes.

Adjective

becoming (comparative more becoming, superlative most becoming)

1. pleasingly suitable to the particular person involved.
2. decent, respectable

Translations

pleasingly suitable to the particular person involved

• Armenian: պատշաճ (hy) (patšač̣)
• Bulgarian: подходящ (bg) (podhodjašt), подобаващ (bg) (podobavašt)

• German: passend, gut stehend
• Japanese: 似合う (ja) (niau)

decent, respectable

• German: anständig, geziemend