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Become
Definitions
- 1 begin to be; turn into (often with permanent states). copulative
"Near-synonyms: get, turn, go, come, fall, grow, wax"
- 2 enter or assume a certain state or condition wordnet
- 3 To come about; happen; come into being; arise. intransitive
"What became of him after he was let go?"
- 4 come into existence wordnet
- 5 To be appropriate for. transitive
"It doesn’t become a true gentleman to speak in such a manner."
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- 6 undergo a change or development wordnet
- 7 Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone). transitive
"That dress really becomes you."
- 8 enhance the appearance of wordnet
- 9 To arrive, come (to a place). intransitive, obsolete
"& thenne the noble knyghte sire Launcelot departed with ryghte heuy chere sodenly / that none erthely creature wyste of hym / nor where he was become / but sir Bors"
Etymology
A compound of the sources of be- + come. From Middle English becomen, bicumen, from Old English becuman (“to come (to), approach, arrive, enter, meet with, fall in with; happen, befall; befit”), from Proto-Germanic *bikwemaną (“to come around, come about, come across, come by”), equivalent to be- (“about, around”) + come. Cognate with Scots becum (“to come, arrive, reach a destination”), North Frisian bekommen, bykommen (“to come by, obtain, receive”), West Frisian bikomme (“to come by, obtain, receive”), Dutch bekomen (“to come by, obtain, receive”), German bekommen (“to get, receive, obtain”), Swedish bekomma (“to receive, concern”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (biqiman, “to come upon one, befall”). Sense of "befit, suit" due to influence from Middle English cweme, icweme, see queem. Displaced Old English weorþan.
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