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# become

verb (become, becomes, became, becoming; past participle become)

«become» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To become is to start to be something. A seed becomes a plant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/become/#m1)
2. To become is to change into something new over time, like a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/become/#m2)
3. Something becomes you if it looks nice on you (old-fashioned: «that dress becomes you»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/become/#m3)

### In the lessons

marks the new amount after a change: «the number becomes 20»; often after a change, ask what the start was; in science: water becomes ice when it freezes, tadpoles become frogs; in stories: a frog becomes a prince; in everyday life: «become friends», «become tired», «become a doctor when I grow up»

### Examples

- After he gave away 5, his marbles became 12. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/become/#x1)
- The price became $8. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/become/#x2)
- The tadpoles become frogs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/become/#x3)
- How many did it become? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/become/#x4)
- Water becomes ice at 0 degrees Celsius. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/become/#x5)
- I want to become a vet when I grow up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/become/#x6)
- The two girls became best friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/become/#x7)
- The sky became dark and it started to rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/become/#x8)
- A caterpillar becomes a butterfly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/become/#x9)
- It will soon become like ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/become/#x10)

### Note

It points to the result of a change. Trap: if you know the result and the change, undo the change to find the start (gave away 5, became 12 → started with 17). Irregular: become, became, (has) become. Not «becomed».

## In Jewish tradition

marks the new amount after a change: «the number becomes 20»; often after a change, ask what the start was; in science: water becomes ice when it freezes, tadpoles become frogs; in stories: a frog becomes a prince; in everyday life: «become friends», «become tired», «become a doctor when I grow up»

### Examples

- Art thou become like unto us? (Prophets ISA.14.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/become/#x1)
- Why is he become a prey? (Prophets JER.2.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/become/#x2)
- How is the gold become dim! (Writings LAM.4.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/become/#x3)

### Note

It points to the result of a change. Trap: if you know the result and the change, undo the change to find the start (gave away 5, became 12 → started with 17). Irregular: become, became, (has) become. Not «becomed».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «become» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/become/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«become» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/become.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «become» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/become/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«become» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/become.html) on Mova free.