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

These are transactions that enable managers to lengthen the time they can hold assets, and which are becoming increasingly common.

From The Wall Street Journal

Court papers seen by the BBC show Pride in London's lawyers accuse him of trying to prevent "the full extent of his actions becoming apparent".

From BBC

This can be supported by identifying which skills are becoming obsolete, where new capabilities are emerging and where talent is being misallocated.

From MarketWatch

So pinched and prim like she was, I could tell she was on a fast road to becoming a dowdy old matron.

From Literature

In recent years, there has been increased interest in Greenland's natural resources - including rare earth minerals, uranium and iron - which are becoming easier to access as its ice melts due to climate change.

From BBC