Become

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  • intransitive verb. To grow or come to be.
  • intransitive verb. To be appropriate or suitable to.
  • intransitive verb. To show to advantage; look good with.
  • phrasal verb. To be the fate of; happen to.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To come; arrive; betake one's self; go.
  • To come about; come into being; pass from non-existence; arise.
  • To change or pass from one state of existence to another; come to be something different; come or grow to be: as, the boy rapidly becomes the man.
  • To be fit or proper; be decorous or praiseworthy.
  • To be the fate of; be the end of; be the final or subsequent condition: after what: as, what will become of our commerce? what will become of us? It applies to place as well as condition: What has become of my friend? that is, where is he? as well as, what is his condition?
  • To suit or be suitable to; be congruous with; befit; accord with in character or circumstances; be worthy of or proper to: rarely said of persons.
  • To befit in appearance; suit esthetically; grace or adorn.
  • [Formerly becomed was sometimes used as the past participle.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To suit or be suitable to; to be congruous with; to befit; to accord with, in character or circumstances; to be worthy of, or proper for; to cause to appear well; -- said of persons and things.
  • intransitive verb. To pass from one state to another; to enter into some state or condition, by a change from another state, or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new character.
  • intransitive verb. To come; to get.
  • intransitive verb. to be the present state or place of; to be the fate of; to be the end of; to be the final or subsequent condition of.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. enhance the appearance of
  • verb. undergo a change or development
  • verb. enter or assume a certain state or condition
  • verb. come into existence
  • Word Usage
    "I have learned that despite our hardships and our sorrow, we can still become amazing people… more than that… we can become… well… saints I guess."
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    arise  bob up  come  come up  develop  
    Rhyme
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    Brum  Krum  Mum  alum  brum  
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    advise  agree  break  confin  correct  
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    became  
    verb-form
    became  becomes  becoming