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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarybe·come \bi-ˈkəm, bē-\ verb (be·came \-ˈkām\ ; -come ; -com·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, to come to, become, from Old English becuman, from be- + cuman to come DATE before 12th centuryintransitive verb1. a. to come into existence b. to come to be become sick2. to undergo change or developmenttransitive verb: to be suitable to seriousness becoming the occasionespecially : to be becoming to her clothes become her • • •- become ofEnglish Etymologybecome O.E. becuman "happen, come about," also "meet with, arrive," from P.Gmc. *bikweman "become" (cf. Du. bekomen, Ger.bekommen, Goth. biquiman). A compound of be and come; it drove out O.E. weorðan.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ becomebe·come / bi5kQm / verb(be·came / bi5keim / , be·come)1. linking verb to start to be sth 开始变得；变成: ▪ [V-ADJ] It was becoming more and more difficult to live on his salary. 他越来越难以靠他的工资维持生计了。 It soon became apparent that no six was going to come. 很快就很清楚,没人会来。 She was becoming confused. 她开始糊涂了。 ▪ [V-N] She became queen in 1952. 她于 1952 年成为女王。 The bill will become law next year. 该议案将于明年成为法律。 2. [VN] [no passive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (formal) to be suitable for sb 适合(某人)；(与…)相称: Such behaviour did not become her. 这种举止与她的身分不相称。 3. [VN] [no passive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (formal) to look attractive on sb 使(人)显得漂亮；使好看 SYN suit : Short hair really becomes you. 你理短发的确很帅。 IDIOMS ▪ what became, has become, will become of sb / sth? used to ask what has happened or what will happen to sb / sth (遭遇)如何；(结果)怎么样: What became of that student who used to live with you? 以前和你住在一起的那个学生后来怎么样了？ I dread to think what will become of them if they lose their home. 我不敢设想他们如果无家可归将会怎么样。 OLTbecome verb⇨ becomeWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedbe·come\bə̇ˈkəm, bē-\ verb(be·came \-kām\ ; become ; becoming ; becomes)Etymology: Middle English becomen, from Old English becoman, becuman to come to, approach, happen, befit (akin to Old High German biqueman to come to, meet, Gothic biquiman to come to) from be- + coman, cuman to come — more at comeintransitive verb1. a. obsolete (1) : come (2) : go < where is Warwick then become — Shakespeare > b. (1) : to come to exist or occur (2) : to emerge as an entity : grow to manifest a certain essence, nature, development, or significance < we do not know our own identity since we are always in a state of becoming — J.D.Adams > < what becomes has duration — A.N.Whitehead > c. archaic : to come to experience — used with an infinitive2. a. : to pass from a previous state or condition and come to be :grow or change into being through taking on a new character or characteristic < as the pain becomes more intense > < that they might rest and become warm — T.B.Costain > b. : to take on a new role, essence, or nature and come to be < he became the nation's first president > < his former foes becoming loyal allies > < materials formerly wasted becoming profitable by-products > c. : to come to be — used as an auxiliary in passive constructions < she became influenced by these ideas > < men becoming hurt in the battle >3. a. : happen < it sometimes becomes that these accounts are misleading > b. : to ensue by way of fate, destiny, or disposition — usually used with of < he wondered what had become of his boyhood friends > < investigating what became of the missing ship >transitive verb1. a. : to accord with : be suitable to : lack jarring contrast to or incongruity with < rough clothes becoming their lowly condition > < brash confidence ill becoming his record of failures > b. : to suit with propriety : be quite proper for < dignity becoming a lord > < the humility that becomes the amateur — B.N.Cardozo >2. : grace: a. : to adorn or look well on while befitting or according with < a hat that becomes her > b. : to occupy, use, or wear with suitable bearing or pleasing grace < he becomes his high office >

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