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become

/bɪˈkʌm/bih-KUHM
/bɪˈkʌm/bih-KUHM

Meaningto arrive, to come to

Common meaning: to come to be

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishbecumansourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbecumansource
  3. Englishbecome‘to come to be’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English becuman ‘to arrive, to come to’.

Roots

  • becuman Old English “to arrive, to come to”

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