become (redirected from becomes)

be·come  (b-km)

v. be·came (-km), be·come, be·com·ing, be·comes

v.intr.

To grow or come to be: became more knowledgeable; will become clearer in the morning.

v.tr.

1. To be appropriate or suitable to: "It would not become me . . . to interfere with parties" (Jonathan Swift).

2. To show to advantage; look good with: The new suit becomes you.

Phrasal Verb:

become of

To be the fate of; happen to: What has become of the old garden?

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[Middle English bicomen, from Old English becuman; see g^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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become

Verb

[-coming, -came, -come]

1. to come to be: he became Prime Minister last year

2. (foll. by of)to happen to: what became of him?

3. to suit: that dress becomes you [Old English becuman happen]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	become - 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!" get, go change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" sober up, sober - become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up" sober, sober up - become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up" work - arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times" take effect - go into effect or become effective or operative; "The new law will take effect next month" run - change from one state to another; "run amok"; "run rogue"; "run riot" take - be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk" break - come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air" settle - become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet; "The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy"
	2.	become - undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" turn change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" boil down, come down, reduce - be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise" transmute, metamorphose, transform - change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle" suffocate, choke - become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village" nucleate - form into a nucleus; "Some cells had nucleated" turn - cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics; "The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him"; "The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold" add up, amount, come - develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
	3.	become - come into existence; "What becomes has duration" occur, come - come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" root - come into existence, originate; "The problem roots in her depression" take form, take shape, spring, form - develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" arise, originate, spring up, uprise, develop, grow, rise - come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" bob up, arise, come up - originate or come into being; "a question arose" make - be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"
	4.	become - enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!" suit beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful

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become

verb 1. come to be, develop into, be transformed into, grow into, change into, evolve into, alter to, mature into, metamorphose into, ripen into

verb 2. suit, fit, enhance, flatter, ornament, embellish, grace, harmonize with, set off

become of something or someone happen to, befall, betide

Translations

become [bɪˈkʌm] (irreg like come) vi (+ noun) → hacerse, llegar a ser;

(+ adj) → ponerse, volverse

vt (= suit) → favorecer, sentar bien a;

to become fat → engordar;

to become angry → enfadarse;

it became known that ... → se descubrió que ...

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become [bɪˈkʌm] vi → devenir;

to become fat/thin → grossir/maigrir;

to become angry → se mettre en colère;

it became known that → on apprit que;

what has become of him? → qu'est-il devenu?

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become [bɪˈkʌm] irreg like come) vi → werden;

it became known that → es wurde bekannt, dass;

what has become of him? → was ist aus ihm geworden?

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become [bɪˈkʌm] vt (irreg like come) → diventare;

to become fat/thin → ingrassarsi/dimagrire;

to become angry → arrabbiarsi;

it became known that ... → si è venuto a sapere che ...;

what has become of him? → che gli è successo?

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become

v become [biˈkam]

1 to come or grow to be Her coat has become badly torn; She has become even more beautiful. word يُصْبِحُ ставам stávat se blive werden γίνομαι volverse, ponerse, convertirse muutuma شدن tulla joksikin devenir לַהֲפוֹך, לִהיוֹת हो जाना postati vmivé válik menjadi verða divenire, diventare ～になる 되다 tapti, pasidaryti tapt; kļūt menjadi worden bli stawać się tornar-se a de­veni становиться stávať sa postati postati bli กลายเป็น olmak 變得 робитися, ставати ہونا ، بننا trở nên 变得

2 to qualify or take a job as She became a doctor. word يُصْبِحُ، يَتَّخِذُ وَظيفَةً ставам stát se blive werden γίνομαι (επαγγελματικά) hacerse, llegar a ser (kellekski) saama شدن tulla joksikin devenir לַהֵעָשוֹת बनना postati vmi lesz belőle menjadi verða diventare ～になる ...이 되다 tapti kļūt menjadi worden bli zostać tornar-se a se face, a de­veni становиться stať sa postati postati bli มีคุณสมบัติที่จะทำงานเป็น olmak 成為 стати بن جانا trở thành 成为

3 (withof) to happen to What became of her son? geword يَحْدُثُ لَهُ، يَحِلُّ بِه случвам се на stát se blive af; ske med werden aus απογίνομαι, καταλήγω σε μια κατάσταση ser de juhtuma بر سر کسی آمدن؛ روی دادن tapahtua advenir de לִקְרוֹת होना postati történik vele vmi terjadi verða (um) avvenire di ～がどうなる 일어나다 nutikti notikt terjadi worden van bli av, skje (med) stać się acontecer a se alege de становиться stať sa (s) zgoditi se desiti se bli av เกิดขึ้นกับ (başına bir şey) gelmek 發生，遭遇 статися; трапитися بننا ، کا ہونا xảy đến 遭遇，某人（事）情况如何

4 to suit That dress really becomes her. vleiend يُناسِب، يُلائِم отивам slušet passe; klæde stehen ταιριάζω σε κπ. sentar bien, quedar bien sobima زیبنده بودن pukea bien aller à לַהֲלוֹם उचित लगना pristajati illik hozzá cocok fara vel addirsi 似合う 어울리다 tikti piestāvēt (par apģērbu) sesuai goed staan passe, kle pasować ficar bem a‑i veni bine к лицу быть pristať, hodiť sa pristajati pristajati passa, klä เข้ากับ uymak, gitmek, yakışmak 適合 личити, бути до лиця زیب دینا ، سجنا thích hợp 适合

adj beˈcoming

attractive a very becoming dress. vleiende مُناسِب، مُلائِم، لائِق атрактивна hezký, slušivý klædelig kleidsam ελκυστικός, ταιριαστός, κατάλληλος favorecedor sobiv زیبنده؛ مناسب pukeva seyant הוֹלֵם सुहावना, अच्छा privlačan, prikladan vkihez illő menarik klæðilegur grazioso ふさわしい 어울리는 patrauklus piestāvošs (par apģērbu) kena benar flatteus attraktiv, kledelig twarzowy atraente potrivit к лицу идущий slušivý privlačen prikladan klädsam มีเสน่ห์ดึงดูด şık, hoş, güzel 好看的﹐引人注目的 вишуканий, елегантний موزوں ، مناسب đẹp 合适的

adv beˈcomingly

vleiend بِصورَةٍ مُلائِمَه أو لائِقَه атрактивно elegantně, slušivě passende kleidsam κατάλληλα convenientemente sobivalt بطور برازنده sopivasti admirablement בְּצוּרָה הוֹלֶמֶת उचित रूप से privlačno, prikladno ill(end)ően menakjubkan dásamlega graziosamente ふさわしく 어울리게 patraukliai piestāvoši dengan menjadi bekoorlijk attraktivt, kledelig twarzowo de modo atraente admirabil подходяще slušivo privlačno prikladno klädsamt อย่างมีเสน่ห์ zarif bir şekilde 合適地 до лиця مناسب طور سے thích hợp 合适地