become

verb

1. (copulative)begin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).

   “Near-synonyms: get, turn, go, come, fall, grow, wax”

   “She became a doctor when she was 25.”

   “The weather will become cold after the sun goes down.”

   “The sense ‘state or process of bearing fruit’ has become imposed on fruition as the 20c. proceeded.”

   “The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.”

2. (intransitive)To come about; happen; come into being; arise.

   “What became of him after he was let go?”

   “It hath becomen so that many a man had to sterve.”

   “And Time went forth into the worlds to obey the commands of the gods, yet he cast furtive glances at his masters, and the gods distrusted Time because he had known the worlds or ever the gods became.”

3. (transitive)To be appropriate for.

   “It doesn’t become a true gentleman to speak in such a manner.”

   “Ay, lord, she will become thy bed, I warrant, And bring thee forth brave brood.”

   “1892, Ambrose Bierce, “The Applicant,” in The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume II: In the Midst of Life (Tales of Soldiers and Civilians), New York: Gordian Press, 1966, He was hatted, booted, overcoated, and umbrellaed, as became a person who was about to expose himself to the night and the storm on an errand of charity […]”

   “His ordination[…]enabled him to be independent of his parents, and to afford a manner of living which became his rank rather than his calling.”

4. (transitive)Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone).

   “That dress really becomes you.”

5. (intransitive, obsolete)To arrive, come (to a place).

   “& thenne the noble knyghte sire Launcelot departed with ryghte heuy chere sodenly / that none erthely creature wyste of hym / nor where he was become / but sir Bors”

   “But, madam, where is Warwick then become?”

6. To get, receive.

   “The "Buddy Mode" is an option you can use if you are playing against a friend on your computer. Then both human players become help by another, randomly choosed computer controlled wrestler.^([sic])”

   “Hallo, this is my favorite URL. You can surfing and become cash.^([sic])”

   “Most US people who spank their kids, lost their children. Social workers take your children away and it is very difficult to become back your own children.”

   “@edmundmcmillen You litte F**ker You made a shit of piece with your trash Issac it’s f**King Bad this trash game I will become back my money I hope you will in your next time a cow on a trash farm you sucker^([sic])”