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verb

Become v. t. (past became; past part. become; pres. part. becoming) To suit or be suitable to; to be congruous with; to befit; to accord with, in character or circumstances; to be worthy of, or proper for; to cause to appear well; said of persons and things. "It becomes me so to speak of so excellent a poet." "I have known persons so anxious to have their dress become them, as to convert it, at length, into their proper self, and thus actually to become the dress."

Become v. i. (past became; past part. become; pres. part. becoming)

To pass from one state to another; to enter into some state or condition, by a change from another state, or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new character. "The Lord God... breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." "That error now which is become my crime."

To come; to get. (Obs.) "But, madam, where is Warwick then become!"

To become of, to be the present state or place of; to be the fate of; to be the end of; to be the final or subsequent condition of. "What is then become of so huge a multitude?"

adjective

Becoming adj. Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting. "A low and becoming tone." Note: Formerly sometimes followed by of. "Such discourses as are becoming of them."

Synonyms: Seemly; comely; decorous; decent; proper.

noun

Becoming n. That which is becoming or appropriate. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Becoming'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Becoming" Quotes from Famous Books

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— Portuguese Architecture • Walter Crum Watson

... looked at it, but the left as one entered)—there stood a large mummy-case. To our unutterable amazement it was slowly opening. Gradually, gradually the lid was swinging back, and the black slit which marked the opening was becoming wider and wider. So gently and carefully was it done that the movement was almost imperceptible. Then, as we breathlessly watched it, a white thin hand appeared at the opening, pushing back the painted lid, ...

— Tales of Terror and Mystery • Arthur Conan Doyle

... are becoming quite sharp," said he, in a mocking tone; and an instant later I heard the door of his room close and the key turn in ...

— The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales • Arthur Conan Doyle

... Toomey was becoming acquainted with a new phase of her husband's character. She had thought she was familiar with all sides of it, those for which she loved him and those which taxed her patience and loyalty; but this moroseness, this brooding ...

— The Fighting Shepherdess • Caroline Lockhart

... through the body, is constantly becoming impure; and as it thus comes back impure to the heart, is as constantly sent to the lungs, where it comes in close contact with the air which we breathe, and is purified. But this same purifying process which goes on in the lungs, goes on, too, if the skin is in a pure, free, ...

— The Young Mother - Management of Children in Regard to Health • William A. Alcott

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