become

4 definitions • 10 examples

to start to be:

I was becoming increasingly suspicious of his motives.

It was becoming cold, so we lit the fire.

After giving up smoking, he became fat and irritable.

Margaret Thatcher became the UK's first woman prime minister in 1979.

He has just become a father.

to cause someone to look attractive, or to be suitable for someone:

That colour really becomes you.

to start to be:

He became a US citizen in 1955.

The days are becoming shorter.

It’s becoming obvious that Dorothy doesn’t like me.

to cause someone to look attractive, or to be suitable for someone:

That color really becomes you.