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verb

become

bih-KUM/bɪˈkʌm/

To begin to be something different.

The emerging butterfly becomes an adult as it leaves the split chrysalis.

A butterfly emerges from its split chrysalis hanging from a twig, visibly changing into its adult form; show a single organism in one moment.
Etymology

Be- joined cuman, “to come,” in a verb meaning “arrive” or “come about.” The later change-of-state sense treats becoming something as coming into a new condition.

In context

Jason Silva: Shots of Awe0:23
But what happens when we become victims of our own success?
Does Technology Know Us Better Than Ourselves?
Jason Silva: Shots of Awe1:41
to the degree that our tools become extended appendages
Technology Made Us Human

More examples

  • She became a teacher after college.
  • The task has become much easier.
  • He is becoming more confident each week.

Forms

become · becomes · became · becoming

Similar words

grow
Often suggests a gradual change into a condition.
turn
Turn often suggests a more marked or rapid change of state.