Become
verb
To start to be.
She became a teacher.
Often appears as...
- become apparent
- become evident
verb
To grow or change into something.
The caterpillar became a butterfly.
Often appears as...
- become established
- become widespread
verb
To suit or look good in something.
That hairstyle really becomes you.
Often appears as...
- he becomes it
- it becomes her
verb
To start to be.
She became a teacher.
Often appears as...
- become apparent
- become evident
verb
To grow or change into something.
The caterpillar became a butterfly.
Often appears as...
- become established
- become widespread
verb
To suit or look good in something.
That hairstyle really becomes you.
Often appears as...
- he becomes it
- it becomes her
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Career Changes
Use 'become' when discussing a change in someone's profession or role.
After five years of training, he became a doctor.
Pro Tip 2/3Sudden Realization
'Become' often indicates a new realization or understanding.
At that moment, it all became clear to her.
Pro Tip 3/3Gradual Change
It can reflect a gradual process, not only a quick transformation.
Over the years, the city became unrecognizable.
Pro Tip 1/3Career Changes
Use 'become' when discussing a change in someone's profession or role.
After five years of training, he became a doctor.
Pro Tip 2/3Sudden Realization
'Become' often indicates a new realization or understanding.
At that moment, it all became clear to her.
Pro Tip 3/3Gradual Change
It can reflect a gradual process, not only a quick transformation.
Over the years, the city became unrecognizable.
Pro Tip 1/3Career Changes
Use 'become' when discussing a change in someone's profession or role.
After five years of training, he became a doctor.
Pro Tip 2/3Sudden Realization
'Become' often indicates a new realization or understanding.
At that moment, it all became clear to her.
Pro Tip 3/3Gradual Change
It can reflect a gradual process, not only a quick transformation.
Over the years, the city became unrecognizable.
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The psychology of...
they can become resentful and aggressive. It's like a disease where the sufferers feel pretty good, but the people around them suffer. Taken to the extreme, this behavior is classified as a psychological disorder called narcissistic personality disorder. It affects one to two percent of the population,
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The benefits of a...
who learn a secondary language by filtering it through their primary language. Because all types of bilingual people can become fully proficient in a language regardless of accent or pronunciation, the difference may not be apparent to a casual observer. But recent advances in brain imaging technology
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What makes muscles grow?...
The bigger the challenge becomes, the bigger the brain's signal grows, and the more motor units it rallies to help you achieve your task. But what if the door is made of solid iron? At this point, your arm muscles alone won't be able to generate enough tension to pull it open,
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What game theory teaches...
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How sugar affects the...
and more importantly, we need to want to keep eating new foods. And that's why the dopamine levels off when a food becomes boring. Now, back to that meal. What happens if in place of the healthy, balanced dish, you eat sugar-rich food instead?
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Questions No One Knows...
It's just sitting there ready to obliterate anything that becomes a threat. Or maybe they're not that intelligent, or perhaps the evolution of an intelligence capable of creating sophisticated technology is far rarer than we've assumed.
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Just How BIG are...
The largest can be six metres long and a whopping four tons. I want to see for myself why elephant seals have become super giants. It's important to respect their personal space.
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Rethinking infidelity...
but the person that we have ourselves become. And it isn't so much that we're looking for another person, as much as we are looking for another self. Now, all over the world,
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NASA Trailblazer:...
catherine johnson was a trailblazer she became what was known then as a as a computer or a calculator or human computer courage is just one of many words that
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Kangaroo Boxing Fight PIPE...
For a male, there's only really one key lesson to learn in his life. To get to the top, he must become a fighter.
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The psychology of...
they can become resentful and aggressive. It's like a disease where the sufferers feel pretty good, but the people around them suffer. Taken to the extreme, this behavior is classified as a psychological disorder called narcissistic personality disorder. It affects one to two percent of the population,
Video examples
The benefits of a...
who learn a secondary language by filtering it through their primary language. Because all types of bilingual people can become fully proficient in a language regardless of accent or pronunciation, the difference may not be apparent to a casual observer. But recent advances in brain imaging technology
Video examples
What makes muscles grow?...
The bigger the challenge becomes, the bigger the brain's signal grows, and the more motor units it rallies to help you achieve your task. But what if the door is made of solid iron? At this point, your arm muscles alone won't be able to generate enough tension to pull it open,
Video examples
What game theory teaches...
these days are become shorter and shorter term which creates turmoil and chaos in strategy in how we present ourselves to the world the easiest way to understand the game you're in is when you have an opposing force in other words not that right so you want great
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
and more importantly, we need to want to keep eating new foods. And that's why the dopamine levels off when a food becomes boring. Now, back to that meal. What happens if in place of the healthy, balanced dish, you eat sugar-rich food instead?
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
It's just sitting there ready to obliterate anything that becomes a threat. Or maybe they're not that intelligent, or perhaps the evolution of an intelligence capable of creating sophisticated technology is far rarer than we've assumed.
Video examples
Just How BIG are...
The largest can be six metres long and a whopping four tons. I want to see for myself why elephant seals have become super giants. It's important to respect their personal space.
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Rethinking infidelity...
but the person that we have ourselves become. And it isn't so much that we're looking for another person, as much as we are looking for another self. Now, all over the world,
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NASA Trailblazer:...
catherine johnson was a trailblazer she became what was known then as a as a computer or a calculator or human computer courage is just one of many words that
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Kangaroo Boxing Fight PIPE...
For a male, there's only really one key lesson to learn in his life. To get to the top, he must become a fighter.
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Morgan Freeman
American Actor
Life doesn't offer you promises whatsoever so it's very easy to become, 'Whatever happened to... ?' It's great to be wanted. I spent a few years not being wanted and this is better.
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Kurt Cobain
American Singer
If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I've got.
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Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
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Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.
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Helen Keller
American Author
What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.
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Jim Rohn
American Businessman
The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.
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W. C. Fields
American Comedian
I never drink water. I'm afraid it will become habit-forming.
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Billie Eilish
American Singer
When I write, I try to become different characters.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect
The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.
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Vladimir Lenin
Russian Leader
A lie told often enough becomes the truth.
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Morgan Freeman
American Actor
Life doesn't offer you promises whatsoever so it's very easy to become, 'Whatever happened to... ?' It's great to be wanted. I spent a few years not being wanted and this is better.
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Kurt Cobain
American Singer
If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I've got.
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Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
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Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.
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Helen Keller
American Author
What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.
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Jim Rohn
American Businessman
The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.
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W. C. Fields
American Comedian
I never drink water. I'm afraid it will become habit-forming.
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Billie Eilish
American Singer
When I write, I try to become different characters.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect
The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.
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Vladimir Lenin
Russian Leader
A lie told often enough becomes the truth.
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