Meaning of become In English

• 0 to start to be:

  • I was becoming increasingly suspicious of his motives.

  • It was becoming cold, so we lit the fire.

  • After giving up smoking, he became fat and irritable.

  • Margaret Thatcher became the UK's first woman prime minister in 1979.

  • He has just become a father.

• 1 to cause someone to look attractive, or to be suitable for someone:

  • That colour really becomes you.

• 2 to start to be:

  • He became a US citizen in 1955.

  • The days are becoming shorter.

  • It’s becoming obvious that Dorothy doesn’t like me.

• 3 to cause someone to look attractive, or to be suitable for someone:

  • That color really becomes you.