| 
						become
						
							verb
							
						
					
						
						
							 
							
								/biˈkʌm/
								,
							
								/bəˈkʊm/
								,
							
								/bəˈkʌm/
								,
							
								/bɪˈkʊm/
								,
							
								/bɪˈkʌm/
								
							
						
					 | 
			
			
				
					| 
								
									(transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.] | diventare,
							divenire | 
			
        
    
		
			
			
				| 
						becoming
						
							noun
							
						
					
						
						
							 
							
								/bəˈkʌm.ɪŋ/
								,
							
								/bɪˈkʊm.ɪŋɡ/
								,
							
								/bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/
								
							
						
					 | 
			
			
				
					| 
								
									(chiefly, philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes. | divenire |