become
Verb
Verb Forms: became, becoming, becomes
- To begin to be; to turn into.
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- undergo a change or development
- come into existence
- "What becomes has duration"
- enhance the appearance of
- "Mourning becomes Electra"
- begin to be; turn into.
- To come about; happen; come into being; arise.
- To be proper for; to beseem.
- Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone).
- To arrive, come (to a place).
Examples
- It hath becomen so that many a man had to sterve.
- She became a doctor when she was 25.
- That dress really becomes you.
- The sense ‘state or process of bearing fruit’ has become imposed on fruition as the 20c. proceeded.
- The weather will become cold after the sun goes down.
- What became of him after he was let go?
- With one perfect move, a losing game can become a stunning victory.
Origin / 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.
Scrabble Score: 12
become: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbecome: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
become: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary