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

Fawaz flourished as an amateur, becoming an English champion and captaining the national team.

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"These videos are making people think this is real life. It's becoming out of hand now," he said.

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She wins the seat with the most votes - becoming the first woman to do so - and brings long-awaited fuel and electricity to the village.

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He believes his diagnosis should have brought him more support, but that the lack of it led to him becoming isolated, and his behaviour worsening.

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And if spectacle is no longer the decisive factor, then is a blockbuster price tag becoming harder to justify?

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