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become

/bəˈkʊm/
verb
  1. To arrive, come (to a place).

  2. To come about; happen; come into being; arise.

    "It hath becomen so that many a man had to sterve."

  3. Begin to be; turn into.

    "She became a doctor when she was 25."

    Similar: get, go, turn

Synonymsbefit, suit, get, go, turn

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