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English verb: become | |||
| 1. | become (change) enter or assume a certain state or condition | ||
| Samples | 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!. | ||
| Examples | John will become angry | ||
| Synonyms | get, go | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, run, settle, sober, sober, sober up, sober up, take, take effect, work | ||
| 2. | become (stative) undergo a change or development | ||
| Samples | The water turned into ice. Her former friend became her worst enemy. He turned traitor. | ||
| Synonyms | turn | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | metamorphose, transform, transmute | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | add up, amount, boil down, choke, come, come down, nucleate, reduce, suffocate | ||
| Verb group | change state, turn, turn | ||
| 3. | become (stative) come into existence | ||
| Samples | What becomes has duration. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | arise, arise, bob up, come, come up, develop, form, grow, make, occur, originate, rise, root, spring, spring up, take form, take shape, uprise | ||
| 4. | become (stative) enhance the appearance of | ||
| Samples | Mourning becomes Electra. This behavior doesn't suit you!. | ||
| Synonyms | suit | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify | ||
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