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How to pronounce become in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms turn
Type of metamorphose, transmute, transform
Has types suffocate, amount, add up, choke, reduce, nucleate, boil down, come down, come
Verb group change state, turn
Type Words
Synonyms suit
Type of prettify, embellish, fancify, beautify


Mourning becomes Electra.
Type Words
Synonyms get, go
Type of change state, turn
Has types work, break, run, settle, sober, sober up, take, take effect
Type Words
Has types occur, form, grow, make, root, rise, originate, arise, bob up, uprise, take shape, take form, spring up, come, spring, come up, develop


What becomes has duration.

Examples of become

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The company can afford to splurge because it has become increasingly prosperous.
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He has said he doesn't attend the annual address because it has become partisan.
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Is it boring because it's become uncool in the classroom to be interested in it?
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Last week, Cohen filed a petition to become special administrator of the estate.
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He would become a very valuable commodity if able to cash in on the opportunity.
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Reading comprehension has improved as they have become more fluent and it's fun.
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It did not succumb to external pressures to become bigger and supposedly better.
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Sure, practice and dedication to the sport has helped them become what they are.
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Some of the products on our list are new ones that have become instant classics.
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  • Enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
  • Undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
  • Come into existence; "What becomes has duration"
  • Enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"
  • Become.com is a product price comparison service and discovery shopping search engine with a mission to help shoppers make ideal buying decisions. Become.com targets popular products such as electronics, home, garden, computers, cameras, clothing, health, beauty and more.
  • Become is the first studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Seventh Wonder. It consists of nine tracks; however, the ninth track is unlisted and untitled.
  • To arrive, come (to a place). [9th-18th c.]; To begin to be; to come to be; to turn into. [from 12th c.]; To look attractive on, be suitable for. [from 14th c.]
  • (becomes) The two-character symbol sequence ":=" used in some programming languages to mean is assigned the value of. Used to distinguish between assignment of value and comparison for equality
  • (Becomes) A word used in some trigger events to indicate a change in status or characteristics. See rule 603.2d.