becoming

[bih-kuhm-ing]

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

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

/ bɪˈkʌmɪŋ /

adjective

1. suitable; appropriate

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of becoming¹

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

Example Sentences

However, relations between them have since soured, with access to the Red Sea becoming a major flashpoint.

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But he warned: "AI is becoming better every day and soon the challenge might not be to prove whether the site is AI-generated but whether there's actually a real human involved at all."

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The reaction to Arsenal's defeat by Lyon told a tale which is becoming all too familiar.

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At a challenging time for high streets, Mr Stewart said part of the success for record shops was about becoming "destination businesses".

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But speaking after Nat Sciver-Brunt's side hammered South Africa in their Women's World Cup opener on Friday, Dean says they are becoming "tougher" from the experiences.

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