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become

The correct spelling is become.

How to pronounce become

/bəˈkʊm/
verb

IPA: /bəˈkʊm/

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The correct spelling is become. To arrive, come (to a place). For example: "It hath becomen so that many a man had to sterve."

Usage Examples

It hath becomen so that many a man had to sterve.

She became a doctor when she was 25.

That dress really becomes you.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To arrive, come (to a place).
  2. 2.To come about; happen; come into being; arise.
  3. 3.Begin to be; turn into.
  4. 4.To be proper for; to beseem.
  5. 5.Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone).

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