becoming

American  

[bih-kuhm-ing] / bɪˈkʌm ɪŋ /

adjective

1. that suits or gives a pleasing effect or attractive appearance, as to a person or thing.

   a becoming dress; a becoming hairdo.

   Synonyms:

   comely

2. suitable; appropriate; proper.

   a becoming sentiment.

   Synonyms:

   fitting, seemly, congruous, decorous, right, apt, fit, meet

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noun

1. any process of change.

2. Aristotelianism. any change involving realization of potentialities, as a movement from the lower level of potentiality to the higher level of actuality.

becoming British  

/ bɪˈkʌmɪŋ /

adjective

1. suitable; appropriate

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noun

1. any process of change

2. (in the philosophy of Aristotle) any change from the lower level of potentiality to the higher level of actuality

Other Word Forms

• becomingly adverb
• becomingness noun
• well-becoming adjective

Etymology

Origin of becoming

First recorded in 1555–65; become + -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Mark Ball, artistic director of the venue, said he was looking forward to the festival becoming Styles' "creative playground".

From BBC

They are wary of becoming dependent on the U.S. or China for a technology that could have profound implications for their economy and national security.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ragebait has diffused across the structure of the current internet, becoming so omnipresent that the Oxford English Dictionary made it their word of the year for 2025.

From Salon

“Song Sung Blue” also marked the first time, since becoming a mother, that she was able to leave her children for an extended period to film a movie.

From Los Angeles Times

Amy was a trainee youth worker before becoming pregnant with her son, who has autism.

From BBC