become

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: become

1	v	come into existence
2	v	enhance the appearance of

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: become

“What becomes has duration”

Types:: show 12 types...; hide 12 types...; come, occur
come to one's mind; suggest itself; root
come into existence, originate; form, spring, take form, take shape
develop into a distinctive entity; arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up, uprise
come into existence; take on form or shape; arise, bob up, come up
originate or come into being; make
be or be capable of being changed or made into; regenerate
be formed or shaped anew; resurge
rise again; come forth, emerge
happen or occur as a result of something; come, follow
to be the product or result; swell, well up
come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things); head
take its rise

“Her former friend became her worst enemy”

: change state, turn
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; turn
cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; boil down, come down, reduce
be the essential element; choke, suffocate
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; nucleate
form into a nucleus; add up, amount, come
develop into; aggregate
amount in the aggregate to

Type of:: metamorphose, transform, transmute
change in outward structure or looks

“He became annoyed when he heard the bad news”

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; sober, sober up
become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; sober, sober up
become more realistic; work
arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; take effect
go into effect or become effective or operative; run
change from one state to another; take
be seized or affected in a specified way; break
come into being; settle
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet

Type of:: change state, turn
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

“Mourning becomes Electra”

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