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become > 4 senses
VERB1become, go, getEnter or assume a certain state or condition
2become, turnUndergo a change or development
3becomeCome into existence
4become, suitEnhance the appearance of
become > pronunciation
Soundsbihkah'm
Rhymesabolitionism, absenteeism, absolutism, and 544 more rhymes in ahm at the HyperDic website...
become > verb 1, change
MeaningEnter or assume a certain state or condition.
PatternSomething is ----ing PP; Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective; Somebody ----s PP
ModelJohn will become angry
Synonymsgo, get
Narrowersober up, sober; sober up, sober; work; take effect; run; take; break; settle; come
Broaderchange state, turn
become > verb 2, stative
MeaningUndergo a change or development.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonymsturn
Narrowerreduce, come down, boil down; suffocate, choke; nucleate; come, add up, amount
Broadertransform, transmute, metamorphose
Similar tochange state, turn; turn
become > verb 3, stative
MeaningCome into existence.
PatternSomething ----s
Examples"What becomes has duration"
Narroweroccur, come; root; form, take form, take shape, spring; originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow; arise, come up, bob up; make
become > verb 4, stative
MeaningEnhance the appearance of.
PatternSomething ----s somebody
Examples"Mourning becomes Electra"
Synonymssuit
Broaderbeautify, embellish, prettify

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