Become

Be·come

Become

v. i.

imp. Became; p. p. Become; p. pr. & vb. n. Becoming

  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.
    The Lord God . . . breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
    — Gen. ii. 7.
    That error now which is become my crime.
  2. To come; to get. [Obs.]
    But, madam, where is Warwick then become!
    What is then become of so huge a multitude?

Phrases & Compounds
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.

Become

v. t.
  1. 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.