become
begin to be; turn into often with permanent states.
Example
“She became a doctor when she was 25.”
Other meanings
To come about; happen; come into being; arise.
“What became of him after he was let go?”
To be appropriate for.
Related words
- become of
- become one flesh
- become the Joker
- becomeness
- becomer
- disbecome
- misbecome
- rebecome
- unbecome
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "becuman".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “become” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.