become

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (4)

enter or assume a certain state or condition“He became annoyed when he heard the bad news”“It must be getting more serious”“her face went red with anger”“She went into ecstasy”“Get going!”Synonyms: go get
undergo a change or development“The water turned into ice”“Her former friend became her worst enemy”“He turned traitor”Synonyms: turn
come into existence“What becomes has duration”
enhance the appearance of“Mourning becomes Electra”“This behavior doesn't suit you!”Synonyms: suit

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Become \Be*come"\, v. i. [imp. Became; p. p. Become; p. pr. & vb. n. Becoming.] [OE. bicumen, becumen, AS. becuman to come to, to happen; akin to D. bekomen, OHG.a piqu["e]man, Goth. biquiman to come upon, G. bekommen to get, suit. See Be-, and Come.]

1.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. [1913 Webster]

The Lord God . . . breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.— Gen. ii. 7.[1913 Webster]

That error now which is become my crime.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.To come; to get. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

But, madam, where is Warwick then become!— Shak.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

What is then become of so huge a multitude?— Sir W. Raleigh.[1913 Webster]

Become \Be*come"\, v. t. 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. [1913 Webster]

It becomes me so to speak of so excellent a poet. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]