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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Collaborations have become an important part of the modern business model.
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At this point, Merhige was already several hours into her 27-mile swim across the Cook Strait in New Zealand and had slowly become immune to the small, burning sensations that covered her body.
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Then, in 1911, the relatively new state of Italy, using the flimsiest of excuses, invaded what later became Libya.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
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Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Collaborations have become an important part of the modern business model.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
At this point, Merhige was already several hours into her 27-mile swim across the Cook Strait in New Zealand and had slowly become immune to the small, burning sensations that covered her body.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Then, in 1911, the relatively new state of Italy, using the flimsiest of excuses, invaded what later became Libya.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Become.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/become. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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