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becoming

The correct spelling is becoming.

How to pronounce becoming

/bɪˈkʊmɪŋɡ/
verb

IPA: /bɪˈkʊmɪŋɡ/

Say it like: Bec-omi-ng

The correct spelling is becoming. 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.

Meanings

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).

noun

  1. 1.The act or process by which something becomes.

adjective

  1. 1.Pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
  2. 2.Decent, respectable

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