单词 | become |
释义 | become[ bih-kuhm ] / bɪˈkʌm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR become ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), be·came [bih-keym], /bɪˈkeɪm/, be·come, be·com·ing [bih-kuhm-ing]. /bɪˈkʌm ɪŋ/.to come, change, or grow to be (as specified): He became tired. to come into being. verb (used with object), be·came [bih-keym], /bɪˈkeɪm/, be·come, be·com·ing [bih-kuhm-ing]. /bɪˈkʌm ɪŋ/.to be attractive on; befit in appearance; look well on: That gown becomes you. to be suitable or necessary to the dignity, situation, or responsibility of: conduct that becomes an officer. Idioms for becomebecome of, to happen to; be the fate of: What will become of him? Origin of becomeFirst recorded before 900; Middle English becumen, Old English becuman “to come about, happen”; cognate with Dutch bekomen, German bekommen, Gothic biqiman. See be-, come Words nearby becomeBéclard's hernia, beclasp, beclomethasone, beclomethasone dipropionate, becloud, become, become of, becoming, Beconase, Bécquer, Becquerel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for becomeBritish Dictionary definitions for becomebecome / (bɪˈkʌm) / verb -comes, -coming, -came or -come (mainly intr)(copula) to come to be; develop or grow intohe became a monster (foll by of; usually used in a question) to fall to or be the lot (of); happen (to)what became of him? (tr) (of clothes, etc) to enhance the appearance of (someone); suitthat dress becomes you (tr) to be appropriate; befitit ill becomes you to complain Word Origin for becomeOld English becuman to happen; related to Old High German biqueman to come to, Gothic biquiman to appear suddenly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with becomebecome The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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