become

One entry found for become.

Main Entry: be·come
Pronunciation: bi-'k&m, bE-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): be·came /-'kAm/; -come; -com·ing
Etymology: Middle English, to come to, become, from Old English becuman, from be- + cuman to come
intransitive verb
1 a : to come into existence b : to come to be <become sick>
2 : to undergo change or development
transitive verb : to be suitable to <seriousness becoming the occasion>; especially : to be becoming to <her clothes become her>
- become of : to happen to <wondering whatever became of old friends>