Become

Become Be*come", v. t. To suit or be suitable to; to be congruous with; to befit; to accord with, in character or circumstances; to be worthy of, or proper for; to cause to appear well; -- said of persons and things. [1913 Webster]

It becomes me so to speak of so excellent a poet. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

I have known persons so anxious to have their dress become them, as to convert it, at length, into their proper self, and thus actually to become the dress. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

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Get, grow, turn to, change to, be changed to, be converted into, be turned into, be transformed into, get to be, come to be, Suit, befit, adorn, set off, be suitable to, be proper for, be appropriate to

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Become — Be*come , v. i. [imp. {Became}; p. p. {Become}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Becoming}.] [OE. bicumen, becumen, AS. becuman to come to, to happen; akin to D. bekomen, OHG.a piqu[ e]man, Goth. biquiman to come upon, G. bekommen to get, suit. See {Be }, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Become — Be*come , v. i. [imp. {Became}; p. p. {Become}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Becoming}.] [OE. bicumen, becumen, AS. becuman to come to, to happen; akin to D. bekomen, OHG.a piqu[ e]man, Goth. biquiman to come upon, G. bekommen to get, suit. See {Be }, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
become — verb (became; come; coming) Etymology: Middle English, to come to, become, from Old English becuman, from be + cuman to come Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to come into … New Collegiate Dictionary
become of — {v. phr.} To happen to; befall. * /What will become of the children, now that both parents are in jail?/ … Dictionary of American idioms
become of — {v. phr.} To happen to; befall. * /What will become of the children, now that both parents are in jail?/ … Dictionary of American idioms
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Become You — Infobox Album Name = Become You Type = Studio album Artist = Indigo Girls Released = March 12, 2002 Recorded = 2002(?) Genre = Folk rock Length = 48:11 Label = Epic Records Producer = Peter Collins Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5… … Wikipedia

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