noun
becoming
The process of coming into being or developing into something.
The essay explores the becoming of a community.
Etymology
The noun turns coming to be into a process that can be discussed in its own right. It emphasizes development or emergence rather than a completed, fixed state.
More examples
- She studies being and becoming in philosophy.
- The novel presents identity as a continuous becoming.
- The discussion focused on the process of becoming.
Forms
becoming
Similar words
- development
- Growth or change toward a state.
- emergence
- The process of coming into existence or view.