be=B7come ( P ) Pronunciation Key (b-km) v=2E be=B7came, (-km) be=B7come, be=B7com=B7ing, be=B7comes v=2E intr. To grow or come to be: became more knowledgeable; will become clearer in the morning. Remember Philosophy clbutt as a prerequisite if 345at=B7om=B7ism ( P ) Pronunciation Key (t-mzm) n=2E Philosophy The ancient theory of Democritus, Epicurus, and Lucretius, according to which simple, minute, indivisible, and indestructible particles are the basic components of the... v=2E tr. To be appropriate or suitable to: "It would not become me... to interfere with parties" (Jonathan Swift). To show to advantage; look good with: The new suit becomes you. Phrasal Verb: become of To be the fate of; happen to: What has become of the old garden? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Middle English bicomen, from Old English becuman. See gw- in Indo-European Roots. Download Now or Buy the Book Source: The American Heritage=AE Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright =A9 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. be=B7com=B7ing ( P ) Pronunciation Key (b-kmng) adj. Appropriate, suitable, or proper. Pleasing or attractive to the eye. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- be=B7coming=B7ly adv. be=B7coming=B7ness n. Download Now or Buy the Book Source: The American Heritage=AE Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright =A9 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. becoming adj 1: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" syn: comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly 2: displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait" Source: WordNet =AE 2.0, =A9 2003 Princeton University
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