'become' - Complete English Word Reference
Definitions of 'become'
1.
If someone or something becomes a particular thing, they start to change and develop into that thing, or start to develop the characteristics mentioned.
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2.
If something becomes someone, it makes them look attractive or it seems right for them.
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3. See what has become of [...]
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Pronunciation of 'become'
British English pronunciation
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Conjugations of 'become'
present simple: I become, you become [...]
past simple: I became, you became [...]
past participle: become
Examples of 'become' in a sentence
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The theatre became my education.Being virtually the only bachelor in the group was becoming something of an embarrassment.Companies and executives have also become more open to cryptocurrency offerings.
Translations of 'become'
English-French
● copulative verb: (= grow to be) devenir [...]
● intransitive verb: to become fat: grossir [...]
● impersonal verb: what has become of: [...]
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● intransitive verb: ; (= turn into) convertirse en, transformarse en; (= acquire position of) (through study) hacerse; (by promotion etc) llegar a ser [...]
● impersonal verb: what has become of him?: ¿qué ha sido de él? [...]
● transitive verb: (= look nice on) favorecer, sentar bien [...]
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English-German
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● intransitive verb: (= grow to be) werden; (= acquire position of) werden [...]
● transitive verb: (= suit) stehen (+dat); (= befit) sich schicken für, sich ziemen für (geh) [...]
English-Italian
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● intransitive verb: diventare, divenire [...]
● impersonal verb: whatever can have become of that book?: dove sarà mai finito quel libro? [...]
English-Chinese
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● intransitive verb: (+ noun) 成为; (+ adj) 变 [...]
English-Portuguese
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● transitive verb: (suit) favorecer a [...]
● intransitive verb: (+ n) virar, fazer-se, tornar-se; (+ adj) tornar-se [...]
English-Hindi
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● link verb: हो जाना [...]
● phrase: (कैसी) हालत हो जाना, क्या से क्या हो जाना [...]
English-Japanese
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● link verb: （～に）なる [...]
● transitive verb: [no passive, no cont] 似合う [...]
● phrase: ～が（どう）なる [...]
English-Korean
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● link verb: 되다 [...]
● transitive verb: [no passive, no cont] 어울리다 [...]
● phrase: 어떻게 되다 [...]
'become' in other languages
If one thing becomes another thing, it starts to be that thing.
Romanian: a deveni
Ukrainian: ставати
