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verb

Become v. t. (past became; past part. become; pres. part. becoming) To suit or be suitable to; to be congruous with; to befit; to accord with, in character or circumstances; to be worthy of, or proper for; to cause to appear well; said of persons and things. "It becomes me so to speak of so excellent a poet." "I have known persons so anxious to have their dress become them, as to convert it, at length, into their proper self, and thus actually to become the dress."

Become v. i. (past became; past part. become; pres. part. becoming)

To pass from one state to another; to enter into some state or condition, by a change from another state, or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new character. "The Lord God... breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." "That error now which is become my crime."

To come; to get. (Obs.) "But, madam, where is Warwick then become!"

To become of, to be the present state or place of; to be the fate of; to be the end of; to be the final or subsequent condition of. "What is then become of so huge a multitude?"

adjective

Becoming adj. Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting. "A low and becoming tone." Note: Formerly sometimes followed by of. "Such discourses as are becoming of them."

Synonyms: Seemly; comely; decorous; decent; proper.

noun

Becoming n. That which is becoming or appropriate. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Becoming'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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— The School Queens • L. T. Meade

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