becomingn.

Brit.

/bᵻˈkʌmɪŋ/, U.S.

/bəˈkəmɪŋ/,

/biˈkəmɪŋ/

Etymology: < become v.

1. The action of befitting or gracing; that which befits or graces. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [noun] > fittingness or propriety > act of being

becoming1609

1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets cl. sig. I4 Whence hast thou this becomming of things il.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. iii. 97 My becommings kill me, when they do not Eye well to you.

2. A coming to be, a passing into a state.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > coming into existence

upspringc1000

arising1340

growingc1380

arrival1581

uprising1587

coming1626

rise1640

emersion1678

extancea1682

nascency1682

uprise1817

upstarting1845

becoming1853

nascence1892

1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. 3rd Ser. xi. 139 Everything else is in a state of becoming, God is in a state of Being.

1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 613 Our life is a ‘becoming’ rather than a simple ‘being.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

becomingadj.

Brit.

/bᵻˈkʌmɪŋ/, U.S.

/bəˈkəmɪŋ/,

/biˈkəmɪŋ/

Etymology: Formed as become v. + -ing suffix².

1. Befitting, suitable, having graceful fitness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitting or proper

methelyeOE

ylikeeOE

fairOE

i-meteOE

rightOE

becomelyc1175

proper?c1225

featc1325

conablea1340

rightful1340

worthyc1350

pursuanda1375

covenable1382

dignec1385

convenablec1386

thriftyc1386

sittingc1390

comenablea1400

gainlya1400

meeta1400

wortha1400

convenientc1400

meetlya1425

suinga1425

fitc1440

tallc1440

worthyc1450

good1477

dueful?a1527

beseeminga1530

fitting1535

straighta1538

decent1539

answerable1542

becoming1565

condecent1575

becomed1599

respective1605

befittinga1612

comely1617

decorous1664

shape-like1672

beseemly1737

farrantly?1748

fitly1840

in order1850

1565 Sc. Metrical Psalms cxxxiii. 1 How good a thing it is and how becoming well.

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost ii. i. 67 Within the limit of becomming mirth.

1680 W. de Britaine Humane Prudence v. 14 Let your Behaviour, like your Garment, be..fit and becoming.

1713 R. Steele in Guardian 12 Mar. 1/1 Coming up to Town..in a very becoming Periwig.

1833 H. Martineau Cinnamon & Pearls i. 4 He spoke with becoming indifference of all meaner accomplishments.

2. the becoming:

a. that which is befitting or proper; decorum.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety

seemlihead?a1366

honestya1398

comeliness1440

seemlihoodc1440

seemlityc1440

semblessea1500

seemliness1548

decentness1561

decorum?1571

handsomeness1595

civility1612

decency1682

exactness1683

elegance1686

propriety1753

thing1791

bienseancea1797

convenances1831

decorousness1834

the becoming1842

correctnessa1859

good (also bad) form1868

properness1873

correctitude1893

the done thing1917

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > pleasing fitness > [noun] > seemliness or propriety > that which has

decorum1601

respectabilities1809

the becoming1842

comme il faut1857

1842 Realities of Life 207 Some of whom..study the becoming in their own persons.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 540 Selfcommand and a fine sense of the becoming.

b. that which is coming into existence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > coming into existence > that which comes into existence

the becoming1856

1856 J. F. Ferrier Inst. Metaphysic (ed. 2) xvii. xvii. 349 The usual synonym for this was the Becoming (τὸ γιγνόμενον), that is, inchoate existence.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	becoming
释义	becomingn. Brit. /bᵻˈkʌmɪŋ/, U.S. /bəˈkəmɪŋ/, /biˈkəmɪŋ/ Etymology: < become v. 1. The action of befitting or gracing; that which befits or graces. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [noun] > fittingness or propriety > act of being becoming1609 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets cl. sig. I4 Whence hast thou this becomming of things il. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. iii. 97 My becommings kill me, when they do not Eye well to you. View more context for this quotation 2. A coming to be, a passing into a state. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > coming into existence upspringc1000 arising1340 growingc1380 arrival1581 uprising1587 coming1626 rise1640 emersion1678 extancea1682 nascency1682 uprise1817 upstarting1845 becoming1853 nascence1892 1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. 3rd Ser. xi. 139 Everything else is in a state of becoming, God is in a state of Being. 1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 613 Our life is a ‘becoming’ rather than a simple ‘being.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). becomingadj. Brit. /bᵻˈkʌmɪŋ/, U.S. /bəˈkəmɪŋ/, /biˈkəmɪŋ/ Etymology: Formed as become v. + -ing suffix². 1. Befitting, suitable, having graceful fitness. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitting or proper methelyeOE ylikeeOE fairOE i-meteOE rightOE becomelyc1175 proper?c1225 featc1325 conablea1340 rightful1340 worthyc1350 pursuanda1375 covenable1382 dignec1385 convenablec1386 thriftyc1386 sittingc1390 comenablea1400 gainlya1400 meeta1400 wortha1400 convenientc1400 meetlya1425 suinga1425 fitc1440 tallc1440 worthyc1450 good1477 dueful?a1527 beseeminga1530 fitting1535 straighta1538 decent1539 answerable1542 becoming1565 condecent1575 becomed1599 respective1605 befittinga1612 comely1617 decorous1664 shape-like1672 beseemly1737 farrantly?1748 fitly1840 in order1850 1565 Sc. Metrical Psalms cxxxiii. 1 How good a thing it is and how becoming well. 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost ii. i. 67 Within the limit of becomming mirth. View more context for this quotation 1680 W. de Britaine Humane Prudence v. 14 Let your Behaviour, like your Garment, be..fit and becoming. 1713 R. Steele in Guardian 12 Mar. 1/1 Coming up to Town..in a very becoming Periwig. 1833 H. Martineau Cinnamon & Pearls i. 4 He spoke with becoming indifference of all meaner accomplishments. 2. the becoming: a. that which is befitting or proper; decorum. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety seemlihead?a1366 honestya1398 comeliness1440 seemlihoodc1440 seemlityc1440 semblessea1500 seemliness1548 decentness1561 decorum?1571 handsomeness1595 civility1612 decency1682 exactness1683 elegance1686 propriety1753 thing1791 bienseancea1797 convenances1831 decorousness1834 the becoming1842 correctnessa1859 good (also bad) form1868 properness1873 correctitude1893 the done thing1917 the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > pleasing fitness > [noun] > seemliness or propriety > that which has decorum1601 respectabilities1809 the becoming1842 comme il faut1857 1842 Realities of Life 207 Some of whom..study the becoming in their own persons. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 540 Selfcommand and a fine sense of the becoming. b. that which is coming into existence. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > coming into existence > that which comes into existence the becoming1856 1856 J. F. Ferrier Inst. Metaphysic (ed. 2) xvii. xvii. 349 The usual synonym for this was the Becoming (τὸ γιγνόμενον), that is, inchoate existence. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1609adj.1565
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