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becomes

be·come
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bih-kuhm]
    • /bɪˈkʌm/
    • /bɪˈkʌm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bih-kuhm]
    • /bɪˈkʌm/

Definitions of becomes word

  • verb without object becomes to come, change, or grow to be (as specified): He became tired. 1
  • verb without object becomes to come into being. 1
  • verb with object becomes to be attractive on; befit in appearance; look well on: That gown becomes you. 1
  • verb with object becomes to be suitable or necessary to the dignity, situation, or responsibility of: conduct that becomes an officer. 1
  • idioms becomes become of, to happen to; be the fate of: What will become of him? 1
  • noun becomes Third-person singular simple present indicative form of become. 1
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Origin of becomes

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English becumen, Old English becuman to come about, happen; cognate with Dutch bekomen, German bekommen, Gothic biqiman. See be-, come

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Parts of speech for Becomes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Becomes

becomes popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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