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To grow or come to be: became more knowledgeable; will become clearer in the morning.
(verb-intransitive)
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To be appropriate or suitable to: "It would not become me . . . to interfere with parties” ( Jonathan Swift).
(verb-transitive)
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To show to advantage; look good with: The new suit becomes you.
(verb-transitive)
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Become of To be the fate of; happen to: What has become of the old garden?
(phrasal-verb)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.