became - 5 dictionary results
Language Translation for : became
| Spanish: | piel de castor, | German: | der Biberpelz, | Japanese: | ビーバーの毛皮 |
be⋅come
[bi-kuhm] 
verb, be⋅came, be⋅come, be⋅com⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
—Idiom
| 1. | to come, change, or grow to be (as specified): He became tired. |
| 2. | to come into being. |
| 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? |
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| be·came
(bĭ-kām') Pronunciation Key
v. Past tense of become. |
| be·come
(bĭ-kŭm') Pronunciation Key
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.
Phrasal Verb(s): become of To 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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