became
bi-ˈkām 
bē-
; become; becoming
1
a
: to come into existence
b
: to come to be
become sick
They both became teachers.
2
: to undergo change or development
The pain was becoming more intense.
: to be suitable to
seriousness becoming the occasion
Examples of become in a Sentence
Although I've known him for years, we didn't become close friends until recently.
She won the election, becoming the first woman to be President of the nation.
The book has become quite popular.
We became interested in the property last year.
The crackers had become stale.
It eventually became clear that he had lied.
This kind of behavior hardly becomes a person of your age and position.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 May 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Prior to that fight, Crawford became the undisputed welterweight champion with a ninth-round TKO win over Errol Spence Jr in 2023.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The Queen abdicated her position in January 2024 on the 52nd anniversary of her rise to the throne, becoming the first Danish royal to voluntarily do so in almost 900 years.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 12 May 2025
In the 1990s, when gender-affirming treatment options became more widely available to trans people, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) categorized being transgender as a disorder.
—Quispe López, Them., 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for become
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“Become.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/become. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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