Definition of becomes Becomes
/bɪkʌˈmz/ - [bikumz] -
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Wiktionary 
- becomes (Verb)
The two-character symbol sequence ":=" used in some programming languages to mean is assigned the value of. Used to distinguish between assignment of value and comparison for equality.
Part of speech
🔤- becomes, verb, present, 3rd person singular of become (infinitive).
WordNet
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| become - enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" | ||
| go, get | ||
| change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | ||
| shape up, come along, get along, progress, come on, get on, advance develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" | ||
| get over, master, overcome, surmount, subdue to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end; "Let's get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task" | ||
| gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win, gain, advance be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game" | ||
| sober up, sober become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up" | ||
| sober up, sober become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up" | ||
| work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times" | ||
| take effect go into effect or become effective or operative; "The new law will take effect next month" | ||
| run become undone; "the sweater unraveled" | ||
| take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors" | ||
| break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death" | ||
| settle take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" | ||
| become - undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" | ||
| turn | ||
| metamorphose, transmute, transform change completely the nature or appearance of; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection" | ||
| boil down, come down, reduce be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" | ||
| suffocate, choke feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating" | ||
| nucleate form into a nucleus; "Some cells had nucleated" | ||
| turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" | ||
| amount, add up, come be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion" | ||
| become - come into existence; "What becomes has duration" | ||
| occur, come come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" | ||
| root take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly" | ||
| take form, take shape, spring, form develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak" | ||
| spring up, originate, arise, uprise, grow, rise, develop bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" | ||
| bob up, arise, come up result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" | ||
| make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies" | ||
| become - enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!" | ||
| suit | ||
| fancify, prettify, beautify, embellish make more beautiful | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- become (p. p.)
of Become - become (v. i.)
To pass from one state to another; to enter into some state or condition, by a change from another state, or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new character. - become (v. i.)
To come; to get. - become (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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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To be convenient or apt to someone or something. -
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To begin to be; to come to be; to turn into. -
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To undergo a change or development.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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be-kum′, v.i. to pass from one state to another: to come to be: to be the fate or end of (followed by of).—v.t. to suit or befit, to grace or adorn fittingly (with dat. object):—pa.t. becāme′; pa.p. become′.—adj. Becom′ing, suitable to: graceful.—adv. Becom′ingly.—n. Becom′ingness. [A.S. becuman. See Come.]
