become
English
/bɪˈkʌm/, /bɪˈkʊm/, /bəˈkʌm/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To arrive, come (to a place).
- (copulative) To come about; happen; come into being; arise.
- (copulative) begin to be; turn into.
- (transitive) To be proper for; to beseem.
- (transitive) Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English becomen inherited from Old English becuman (enter, arrive, come, approach, befit, happen, meet with, fall in with, befall) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bikwemaną (come by, come around, come across, come about) prefix from English come (comer, arrival).
Origin
English
come
Gloss
comer, arrival
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftercome English
- ancome English
- becomeness English
- becomer English
- becomest English
- becometh English
- come English
- come in English
- come through English
- comeback English
- comedown English
- comeling English
- comeover English
- comer English
- comest English
- cometh English
- coming English
- commeth English
- disbecome English
- downcome English
- forecome English
- forthcome English
- fulcome English
- income English
- intercome English
- misbecome English
- miscome English
- newcome English
- offcome English
- oncome English
- outcome English
- overcome English
- precome English
- rebecome English
- to-come English
- tocome English
- unbecome English
- undercome English
- upcome English
- welcome English
- abbekommen German
- aufbekommen German
- bekommen German
- bekömmlich German
- herausbekommen German
- hinbekommen German
- hinzubekommen German
- kommen German
- zurückbekommen German
- bekomen Dutch, Flemish
- komen Dutch, Flemish
- *bikwemaną Proto-Germanic
- bekomma Swedish
- komma Swedish
- becuman Old English
- cuman Old English
- becomen Middle English
- comen Middle English
- becōmen Middle Dutch
- biqueman Old High German
- bekomen Middle High German
- 𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- bikuman Old Dutch
- bekomen Middle Low German
- bikuman Old Saxon
- biqueman Old Saxon
- kam Tok Pisin
- come
- comer
- upcome
- oncome
- ancome
- tocome
- coming
- cometh
- income
- comest
- newcome
- becomer
- welcome
- to-come
- offcome
- fulcome
- outcome
- come in
- miscome
- commeth
- precome
- overcome
- comeling
- unbecome
- becometh
- comeback
- comedown
- rebecome
- downcome
- becomest
- comeover
- forecome
- forthcome
- aftercome
- intercome
- undercome
- misbecome
- disbecome
- becomeness
- come through