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become

[bih-kuhm] / bɪˈkʌm /
VERB
evolve into
Synonyms
STRONGEST
come develop into grow into turn into
STRONG
convert incline mature metamorphose shift wax
WEAK
alter to assume form of be converted to be reduced to be reformed be remodeled be transformed into change into come to be emerge as eventually be pass into ripen into turn out
Antonyms
STRONG
remain stagnate
VERB
enhance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
belong to
STRONG
accord adorn agree augment display embellish enrich fit flatter garnish grace harmonize heighten match ornament suit
WEAK
be appropriate go together go with make handsome set off
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease disagree hurt leave plain mar oppose refuse uglify withhold

Example Sentences

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Burke’s attorneys have insisted he is innocent and are demanding his preliminary hearing begin next week, meaning evidence in the closely followed case could become public as soon as May 1.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Proposed legislation to introduce assisted dying in England and Wales is set to run out of time to become law when a final debate ends in the House of Lords on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Speaking to Welt TV, psychiatrist Borwin Bandelow said the whale may have become a symbol of Germans' wider and deeper dissatisfaction with a struggling economy and politics in general.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The family sold their house and moved in November 2024 to the coastal town of Timaru on New Zealand’s South Island, which has become a hub for American doctors relocating to the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Nine—full name: Nine Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety-One—was a member of the Pink family, who’d been running Deadwood Dump since before Clare had become an Usher.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Vocabulary lists containing become

"The Canonization," by John Donne

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