become

1. copula,

became, become werden

become a politician/dentist — Politiker/Zahnarzt werden

become a nuisance/rule — zu einer Plage/zur Regel werden

2. intransitive verb,

became, become werden

what has become of him? — was ist aus ihm geworden?

what has become of that book? — wo ist das Buch geblieben?

3. transitive verb,

became, become

1) see academic.ru/6230/befit">befit

2) (suit)

become somebody — jemandem stehen; zu jemandem passen

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past tense - became; verb

1) (to come or grow to be: Her coat has become badly torn; She has become even more beautiful.) werden

2) (to qualify or take a job as: She became a doctor.) werden

3) ((with of) to happen to: What became of her son?) werden aus

4) (to suit: That dress really becomes her.) stehen

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- becoming

- becomingly

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be·come

<became, become>

[beˈkʌm]

I. vi + adj/n werden

this species almost became extinct diese Art wäre fast ausgestorben

what ever became of Moe Lester? was ist wohl aus Moe Lester geworden?

what has become of my jacket? wo ist nur meine Jacke hingekommen?

to \become angry ärgerlich [o böse] werden

to \become convinced that ... zu der Überzeugung kommen [o geh gelangen], dass ...

to \become interested in sb/sth anfangen, sich akk für jdn/etw zu interessieren

II. vt

1. (change into)

▪ to \become sth etw werden

she wants to \become an actress sie will Schauspielerin werden

to \become a legend in one's own time [or lifetime] schon zu Lebzeiten zur Legende werden

2. (dated: look good)

▪ sth \becomes sb etw steht jdm

3. (befit)

▪ to \become sb sich akk für jdn schicken

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[bɪ'kʌm] pret became, ptp become

1. vi

1) (= grow to be) werden

it has become a rule — es ist jetzt Vorschrift

it has become a habit — es ist zur Gewohnheit geworden

it has become a custom/nuisance —

he's becoming a problem — er wird zum Problem

to become interested in sb/sth — anfangen, sich für jdn/etw zu interessieren

2) (= acquire position of) werden

to become king/a doctor — König/Arzt werden

3)

what has become of him? — was ist aus ihm geworden?

what's to become of him? —

I don't know what will become of him — ich weiß nicht, was aus ihm noch werden soll

2. vt

1) (= suit) stehen (+dat)

2) (= befit) sich schicken für, sich ziemen für (geh)

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become [bıˈkʌm] prät became [-ˈkeım], pperf become

A v/i werden:

what has become of him?

a) was ist aus ihm geworden?,

b) umg wo steckt er nur?;

become better besser werden;

become a rule zur Regel werden

B v/t

1. sich (ge)ziemen oder gebühren oder schicken für: → ill B 1

2. jemandem stehen, passen zu, jemanden kleiden

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1. copula,

became, become werden

become a politician/dentist — Politiker/Zahnarzt werden

become a nuisance/rule — zu einer Plage/zur Regel werden

2. intransitive verb,

became, become werden

what has become of him? — was ist aus ihm geworden?

what has become of that book? — wo ist das Buch geblieben?

3. transitive verb,

became, become

1) see befit

2) (suit)

become somebody — jemandem stehen; zu jemandem passen

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: became, become)

= anfangen v.

kleiden v.

stehen v.

(§ p.,pp.: stand, gestanden)

werden v.

(§ p.,pp.: wurde, ist geworden)