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become

verb
/bɪˈkʌm//bɪˈkʌm/US

Etymology

A compound of the sources of be- + come. From Middle English becomen, bicumen, from Old English becuman (“to come (to), approach, arrive, enter, meet with, fall in with; happen, befall; befit”), from Proto-Germanic *bikwemaną (“to come around, come about, come across, come by”), equivalent to be- (“about, around”) + come. Cognate with Scots becum (“to come, arrive, reach a destination”), North Frisian bekommen, bykommen (“to come by, obtain, receive”), West Frisian bikomme (“to come by, obtain, receive”), Dutch bekomen (“to come by, obtain, receive”), German bekommen (“to get, receive, obtain”), Swedish bekomma (“to receive, concern”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (biqiman, “to come upon one, befall”). Sense of "befit, suit" due to influence from Middle English cweme, icweme, see queem. Displaced Old English weorþan.

  1. inherited from *bikwemaną✻
  2. inherited from becuman — “to come (to), approach, arrive, enter, meet with, fall in with; happen, befall; befit”
  3. inherited from becomen

Definitions

  1. begin to be

    begin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).

    • Near-synonyms: get, turn, go, come, fall, grow, wax
    • She became a doctor when she was 25.
    • The weather will become cold after the sun goes down.

  2. To come about

    To come about; happen; come into being; arise.

    • What became of him after he was let go?
    • It hath becomen so that many a man had to sterve.
    • And Time went forth into the worlds to obey the commands of the gods, yet he cast furtive glances at his masters, and the gods distrusted Time because he had known the worlds or ever the gods became.

  3. To be appropriate for.

    • It doesn’t become a true gentleman to speak in such a manner.
    • Ay, lord, she will become thy bed, I warrant, And bring thee forth brave brood.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.

      Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone).

      • That dress really becomes you.

    2. To arrive, come (to a place).

      • & thenne the noble knyghte sire Launcelot departed with ryghte heuy chere sodenly / that none erthely creature wyste of hym / nor where he was become / but sir Bors
      • But, madam, where is Warwick then become?

    3. To get, receive.

      • The "Buddy Mode" is an option you can use if you are playing against a friend on your computer. Then both human players become help by another, randomly choosed computer controlled wrestler.^([sic])
      • Hallo, this is my favorite URL. You can surfing and become cash.^([sic])
      • Most US people who spank their kids, lost their children. Social workers take your children away and it is very difficult to become back your own children.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for become. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA