become
- to come, change, or grow to be (as specified): He became tired.
- to come into being.
- to be attractive on; befit in appearance; look well on: That gown becomes you.
- to be suitable or necessary to the dignity, situation, or responsibility of: conduct that becomes an officer.
- become of, to happen to; be the fate of: What will become of him?
Origin of become
Related Words for becomes
come, convert, incline, shift, metamorphose, mature, wax, accord, augment, fit, display, flatter, enrich, ornament, embellish, agree, suit, harmonize, garnish, heightenExamples from the Web for becomes
Contemporary Examples of becomes
I think if you keep trying to do things the same way it becomes diminishing returns.
Selma becomes a biopic in which the hero shines while those who worked beside him are overlooked or relegated to the sidelines.
So working with the militants in order to deliver aid “becomes a requirement,” she said.
King Lear becomes Lear texting “okay who wants a kingdom,” to which Goneril replies “me me I do.”
In her struggle to find her daughter, Esther becomes one of the founders of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo.
Historical Examples of becomes
Perhaps it is in this last that it becomes our most pernicious enemy.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
It now becomes my aim today to lay siege to this town and capture it.
The Dramatic Values in PlautusWilton Wallace Blancke
Clerk or no, you have acted this day as becomes a true knight.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
The messenger, too, who lends himself to her humour now becomes a proper man.
The Man ShakespeareFrank Harris
Otherwise the chance of over-shooting--always great--becomes prohibitive.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
become
- (copula) to come to be; develop or grow intohe became a monster
- (foll by of; usually used in a question) to fall to or be the lot (of); happen (to)what became of him?
- (tr) (of clothes, etc) to enhance the appearance of (someone); suitthat dress becomes you
- (tr) to be appropriate; befitit ill becomes you to complain
Word Origin for become
Word Origin and History for becomes
become
Old English becuman "happen, come about," also "meet with, arrive," from Proto-Germanic *bikweman "become" (cf. Dutch bekomen, Old High German biqueman "obtain," German bekommen, Gothic biquiman). A compound of be- and come; it drove out Old English weorðan. Meaning "to look well" is early 14c., from earlier sense of "to agree with, be fitting" (early 13c.).
Idioms and Phrases with becomes
become
In addition to the idiom beginning with become
- become of
, also see idioms beginning with
- get