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 — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
come — [c]/kʌm / (say kum) verb (came, come, coming) –verb (i) 1. to move towards the speaker or towards a particular place; approach. 2. to arrive by movement or in course of progress; approach or arrive in time, succession, etc. (sometimes in… …
become — [OE] Become is a compound verb found in other Germanic languages (German bekommen, for instance, and Dutch bekomen), which points to a prehistoric Germanic source *bikweman, based on *kweman, source of English come. Originally it meant simply… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
become — [OE] Become is a compound verb found in other Germanic languages (German bekommen, for instance, and Dutch bekomen), which points to a prehistoric Germanic source *bikweman, based on *kweman, source of English come. Originally it meant simply… … Word origins
come out — 1) it came out that he d been to Rome Syn: become known, become apparent, come to light, emerge, transpire; get out, be discovered, be uncovered, be revealed, leak out, be disclosed 2) my book is coming out Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
come to life — 1) the kids are finally coming to life Syn: become active, come alive, wake up, awaken, arouse, rouse, stir; literary waken 2) the carved angel suddenly came to life Syn: become animate, come alive … Thesaurus of popular words
become of — HAPPEN TO, be the fate of, be the lot of, overtake; poetic/literary befall, betide. → become * * * be ˈcome of [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they become of he/she/it becomes of … Useful english dictionary
come out — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To be made public] Syn. be published, be announced, be issued, be brought out, be promulgated, be reported, be revealed, be divulged, leak out, get out, be disclosed, be exposed, become evident, come out into the open, come… … English dictionary for students
come of — Synonyms and related words: attend, become of, come about, come out, develop, end, ensue, eventuate, fall out, fare, follow, issue, pan out, prove, prove to be, result, terminate, turn out, unfold, work out … Moby Thesaurus
