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be·came

   [bih-keym]
verb
simple past tense of become.
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be·come

   [bih-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.
Idiom
5.
become of, to happen to; be the fate of: What will become of him?
Origin:
before 900; Middle English becumen, Old English becuman to come about, happen; cognate with Dutch bekomen, German bekommen, Gothic biqiman. See be-, come
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became (bɪˈkeɪm)
 
—vb
the past tense of become

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become
O.E. becuman "happen, come about," also "meet with, arrive," from P.Gmc. *bikweman "become" (cf. Du. bekomen, Ger. bekommen, Goth. biquiman). A compound of be and come; it drove out O.E. weorðan.
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became
p.t. of become (q.v.).
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