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Becoming   /bɪkˈəmɪŋ/   Listen
Becoming

adjective
1.
According with custom or propriety.  Synonyms: comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly.  "Comely behavior" , "It is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money" , "A decent burial" , "Seemly behavior"
2.
Displaying or setting off to best advantage.  "A becoming portrait"


Become

verb
(past became; past part. become; pres. part. becoming)
1.
Enter or assume a certain state or condition.  Synonyms: get, go.  "It must be getting more serious" , "Her face went red with anger" , "She went into ecstasy" , "Get going!"
2.
Undergo a change or development.  Synonym: turn.  "Her former friend became her worst enemy" , "He turned traitor"
3.
Come into existence.
4.
Enhance the appearance of.  Synonym: suit.  "This behavior doesn't suit you!"



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"Becoming" Quotes from Famous Books



... and beautiful, wearing her becoming sables and her toque with its long black ostrich plume, appeared on the scene, and a minute later Davidson announced that the ...
— The School Queens • L. T. Meade
... have found both for ourselves and others very useful, and they will, no doubt, continue to be a blessing, as long as the Lord shall enable us to precede and follow them with prayer. They are also particularly important as a means of the brethren becoming acquainted with each other, ...
— A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Mueller - Written by Himself, First Part • George Mueller
... the salt has been added. Boil 2 minutes, stirring them occasionally to keep them from sticking. Then cook them in a double boiler for 2 to 4 hours. During this time, stir the oats as little as possible, so as to prevent them from becoming mushy. Serve hot. ...
— Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1 - Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads • Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
... necessarily spent in the Wadi Nueiame in exercising the horses and becoming acclimatized to the temperature, which rarely falls below 100 deg., even at night, and is usually 120 deg. in the shade (or over) during the day. On July 7th, "No. 1" Section paraded at 19.00 and proceeded ...
— Through Palestine with the 20th Machine Gun Squadron • Unknown
... broken the ice by becoming a little familiar with his neighbor on the right, a rather pleasant-faced fellow in the picturesque uniform of the Hudson Bay Company, he ventured to ask about the sweet little singer, whose voice had charmed his ear; and, as he suspected, it turned out that ...
— Canoe Mates in Canada - Three Boys Afloat on the Saskatchewan • St. George Rathborne


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