verb
- Enter or assume a certain state or condition.
- usage: "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"
- Undergo a change or development.
- usage: "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
- Come into existence.
- usage: "What becomes has duration"
- synonyms: become
- Enhance the appearance of.
- usage: "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you"
adjective
- According with custom or propriety.
- usage: "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
- synonyms: comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly
- Displaying or setting off to best advantage.
- usage: "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"
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