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become

[bih-kuhm] / bɪˈkʌm /
VERB
evolve into
Synonyms
STRONGEST
come develop into grow into turn into
STRONG
convert incline mature metamorphose shift wax
WEAK
alter to assume form of be converted to be reduced to be reformed be remodeled be transformed into change into come to be emerge as eventually be pass into ripen into turn out
Antonyms
STRONG
remain stagnate
VERB
enhance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
belong to
STRONG
accord adorn agree augment display embellish enrich fit flatter garnish grace harmonize heighten match ornament suit
WEAK
be appropriate go together go with make handsome set off
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease disagree hurt leave plain mar oppose refuse uglify withhold

Example Sentences

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He was hardly through, playing another six seasons and even stealing 47 bases in 99 games in 1985 for the Chicago Cubs to become the first 40-year-old player to steal more bases than his age.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Department of Energy report titled “Large Power Transformer Resilience” notes that lead times have become “exceptionally long,” with 36-month delivery schedules now common and maximum lead times extending to 60 months in some cases.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Forty-seven of the original 51 have survived, and they have become prized collectors’ items—worth about $2 million apiece, Lieberman says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Stevie is blind and deaf and needs to be rehomed with the other, who has become her guide.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

If he’d left without it, what would have become of his plan?

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver