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be⋅come

[bi-kuhm] verb, be⋅came, be⋅come, be⋅com⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to come, change, or grow to be (as specified): He became tired.
2. to come into being.
–verb (used with object)
3. to be attractive on; befit in appearance; look well on: That gown becomes you.
4. to be suitable or necessary to the dignity, situation, or responsibility of: conduct that becomes an officer.
5. become of, to happen to; be the fate of: What will become of him?

Origin:
bef. 900; ME becumen, OE becuman to come about, happen; c. D bekomen, G bekommen, Goth biqiman. See be-, come
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be·come   (bĭ-kŭm')   
v.   be·came (-kām'), be·come, be·com·ing, be·comes

v.   intr.
To grow or come to be: became more knowledgeable; will become clearer in the morning.
v.   tr.
  1. To be appropriate or suitable to: "It would not become me . . . to interfere with parties" (Jonathan Swift).

  2. To show to advantage; look good with: The new suit becomes you.

Phrasal Verb(s):
become ofTo be the fate of; happen to: What has become of the old garden?

[Middle English bicomen, from Old English becuman; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

become 
O.E. becuman "happen, come about," from P.Gmc. *bikweman "become" (cf. Ger. bekommen, Goth. biquiman); it drove out O.E. weorðan. First record of becoming "looking well" is from 1565, from sense of "be fitting" found c.1230.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

become

In addition to the idiom beginning with become, also see idioms beginning with get.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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