Become

Become is sometimes a misspelling of because or becomes.

The word become is considered to be an easy one, according to the Dale-Chall word list, which includes 3000 words that all fourth-grade American students should know and understand.

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Definition of the verb become

What does become mean as a doing word?

Become is one of the top 50 most common verbs. It is used mostly in writing, being one of the top 50 most common verbs in written English.View more statistics!

verb - inflections:

simple past	past participle	present participle	third-person singular
became	become	becoming	becomes

1. enter or assume a certain state or condition
   • example: John will become angry
   • lexical domain: Change - verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
   • synonyms of become: get / go
   • more generic terms: change state / turn = undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
   • more specific terms:
     • sober up / sober = become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
     • sober up / sober = become more realistic
     • work = arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
     • take effect = go into effect or become effective or operative
     • run = change from one state to another
     • take = be seized or affected in a specified way
     • break = come into being
     • settle = become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
2. undergo a change or development
   • lexical domain: Stative - verbs of being, having, spatial relations
   • synonym of become: turn
   • more generic words: metamorphose / transform / transmute = change in outward structure or looks
   • more specific terms:
     • boil down / come down / reduce = be the essential element
     • suffocate / choke = become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
     • nucleate = form into a nucleus
     • add up / amount / come = develop into
3. come into existence
   • example: What becomes has duration
   • lexical domain: Stative - verbs of being, having, spatial relations
   • more specific terms:
     • occur / come = come to one's mind
     • root = come into existence, originate
     • take shape / take form / spring / form = develop into a distinctive entity
     • originate / spring up / develop / uprise / arise / grow / rise = come into existence
     • come up / bob up / arise = originate or come into being
     • make = be or be capable of being changed or made into
4. enhance the appearance of
   • example: Mourning becomes Electra
   • lexical domain: Stative - verbs of being, having, spatial relations
   • synonym of become: suit
   • more generic words: beautify / embellish / fancify / prettify = make more beautiful

Alternative definition of the verb become

verb

1. [intransitive, obsolete] To arrive, come (to a place). [definition 9th-18th c.]
   • synonyms: befit, suit
2. [context: copulative] To begin to be; to come to be; to turn into. [definition from 12th c.]
3. [transitive] To look attractive on, be suitable for. [definition from 14th c.]

Business

Become a.k.a. Become Interactive is a website owner, software developer.

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Music

1. "Become" is the first studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Seventh Wonder. It consists of nine tracks; however, the ninth track is unlisted and untitled.
   • genres: Progressive metal, Heavy metal, Power metal
   • released in 2005 (10 years ago)
2. "Become" is a musical album of Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša.
   • released in 2000 (15 years ago)
3. "Become" is a musical EP of Sutekh Hexen.
   • released on 10 August 2013
4. "Become" is a musical album of Man Made Machine.
   • released on 27 September 2011
5. "Become" is a musical album of Mirna's Fling.
   • released on 1 June 2005 (10 years ago)

Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions for Become

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Business Ethics (2007)

Making a Life, Not Just a Living by Eugene C. Ahner

This process of making ourselves the person we become is the most fundamental personal and moral responsibility we undertake.

Dictionary of Multicultural Psychology (2004)

Issues, Terms, and Concepts by Lena E. Hall

Left, lift, drift, and swift become; lef, lif, drif, and swif. Wept, crept, slept, except, and inept become; wrep, crep, slep, excep, and enep” (p. 2). According to Leon Todd (1997), “Ebonics is a defective speech and a handicap for Black children” ( p.

The Deleuze Dictionary Revised Edition (2010)

by Adrian Parr

Society and State now form one all-embracing matrix, in which all capital has become translatable into social capital, and so the production of social cooperation, undertaken primarily by the service and informational industries in the advanced ...

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Usage statistics about become

The following statistics are based on the British National Corpus, so they are representative for the British English from the later part of the 20th century, both spoken and written.

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Quotes about Become

The more generous we are, the more joyous we become. The more cooperative we are, the more valuable we become. The more enthusiastic we are, the more productive we become. The more serving we are, the more prosperous we become. (William Arthur Ward)
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Scrabble value of B₃E₁C₃O₁M₃E₁

The value of this 6-letter word is 12 points. It is included in the first and second editions of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.

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