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Become Very Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Become has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

enter or assume a certain state or condition

"He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"

"It must be getting more serious"

"her face went red with anger"

"She went into ecstasy"

"Get going!"

2

undergo a change or development

"The water turned into ice"

"Her former friend became her worst enemy"

"He turned traitor"

3

come into existence

"What becomes has duration"

4

enhance the appearance of

"Mourning becomes Electra"

"This behavior doesn't suit you!"

5

To arrive, come (to a place).

"The train is expected to become at Platform 4 in about ten minutes."

In plain English: To become means to change into something else or reach a new stage in your life.

"The weather became cold last night."

Usage: Use "become" to describe a change in state or character, such as when someone matures or a situation changes, not to indicate physical movement to a location. For actions of arriving or coming somewhere, use verbs like "arrive," "come," or "reach."

Example Sentences
"The weather became cold last night." verb
"The leaves will become brown in the autumn wind." verb
"She decided to become a teacher after graduation." verb
"It became clear that we had made the wrong choice." verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
change state transform fancify
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
sober up work take effect run take break settle reduce suffocate nucleate come occur root form originate arise make

Origin

The word "become" is a compound formed from the Old English sources of "be-" and "come." Originally meaning to arrive or happen, it evolved in Middle English to describe something that is suitable or fitting for a person or situation.

Rhyming Words
ome gome mome nome zome dome lome pome home rome some come tome clome exome stome prome gnome crome ehome
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