Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to begin to be:
Русский
By meaning 2
to begin to be:
to be appropriate for:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to begin to be:
to be appropriate for:

Examples

8293 sentences

  1. English has become my favorite subject.

    Англійська мова стала моїм улюбленим предметом. — deniko

    ruАнглийский стал моим любимым предметом. — Ann74

    deEnglisch ist mein Lieblingsfach geworden. — MUIRIEL

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  2. Mary wants to become a teacher.

    Мері хоче стати вчителькою. — deniko

    ruМэри хочет стать учителем. — sharptoothed

    deMary möchte Lehrerin werden. — xtofu80

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  3. The facts became known to everyone.

    Факти стали відомі кожному. — brambury

    ruФакты стали известны каждому. — Lenin_1917

    deDie Fakten sind allen bekannt geworden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Meaning

6 senses

  1. (copulative)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.

    werden

    станови́тьсяstanovítʹsja, статьstatʹ

    става́тиstaváty, ста́тиstáty

  2. (intransitive)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.

    come into existence

  3. (transitive)To be appropriate for.

    It doesn’t become a true gentleman to speak in such a manner.

    stehen

    идти́idtí, годи́тьсяgodítʹsja, подоба́тьpodobátʹ

More meanings 3

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

    That dress really becomes you.

  2. To get, receive.

  3. (intransitive, obsolete)To arrive, come (to a place).

Origin

A compound of the sources of be- + come.

A compound of the sources of be- + come.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

becomes, becoming, became, become

irregular · Lesson

Base formbecome · to become
3rd person singularbecomes
Present participlebecoming
Past simplebecame
Past participlebecome / becomen

Tenses

become · became · will become · have become

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybecome
he, she, itbecomes

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave become
he, she, ithas become

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill become

Past simpleLesson

all personsbecame

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Begin to be:getA1turnA1goA1comeA1fallA2growA1waxB1
To be appropriate for:suitA2befitbeseem
Close in meaning
  • enter or assume a certain state or condition:goget
  • undergo a change or development:turn
  • enhance the appearance of:suit

Word family

7 related words
Derivedbecomenessbecome ofbecomerdisbecomemisbecomerebecomeunbecome

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • want to become
  • become a teacher
  • become a doctor
  • become famous
  • become a famous
  • decided to become
  • became friends
  • became good friends
  • become a lawyer
  • become fluent in
  • dream of becoming
  • what's become of

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
beckbeckonbedA1bedbugbedclothes

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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