become

CEFRA1

/bɪˈkʌm/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    enter or assume a certain state or condition.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To be appropriate for.

Examples

  • A small forest fire can easily spread and quickly become a great conflagration.

  • High-speed internet access has become a necessity.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /biˈkʌm/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

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

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

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

More examples

In context

  • If you eat too much, you'll become fat.

  • She became a doctor when she was 25.

  • The weather will become cold after the sun goes down.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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, befa...