How to use become in a sentence. To come, change, or grow to be (as specified). See examples of become used in a sentence. Phrasal verb become of someone/something (definition of become from the cambridge advanced learner's dictionary & thesaurus © cambridge university press) Greta wants to become a teacher If someone or something becomes a certain way, they start to have that quality
When did you first become interested in politics The past tense of 'become' is became We became good friends at once The smell became stronger and stronger. Find 414 different ways to say become, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at thesaurus.com. That client is becoming quite a problem
When frank walked in, the atmosphere became awkward The caterpillar became a moth La chenille est devenue un papillon La chenille s'est transformée en papillon It doesn't become someone in your position to behave in that way. Also in early modern english, become (and certain other intransitive verbs, such as come and go) used the auxiliary be rather than have for perfect aspect constructions.
Becomes , becoming , became language note The form become is used in the present tense and is the past participle If someone or something becomes a particular thing, they start to change and develop into that thing, or start to develop the characteristics mentioned. Be expresses the state of existence or identity, while become denotes a change or transition into a different state or condition.
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