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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
becoming
adj 1: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming
modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for
a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent
burial"; "seemly behavior" [syn: becoming, comely,
comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly]
2: displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new
shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Become \Be*come"\, v. i. [imp. Became; p. p. Become; p. pr.
& vb. n. Becoming.] [OE. bicumen, becumen, AS. becuman to
come to, to happen; akin to D. bekomen, OHG.a piqu["e]man,
Goth. biquiman to come upon, G. bekommen to get, suit. See
Be-, and Come.]
1. To pass from one state to another; to enter into some
state or condition, by a change from another state, or by
assuming or receiving new properties or qualities,
additional matter, or a new character.
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The Lord God . . . breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life; and man became a living soul. --Gen.
ii. 7.
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That error now which is become my crime. --Milton.
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2. To come; to get. [Obs.]
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But, madam, where is Warwick then become! --Shak.
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To become of, to be the present state or place of; to be
the fate of; to be the end of; to be the final or
subsequent condition of.
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What is then become of so huge a multitude? --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Becoming \Be*com"ing\, n.
That which is becoming or appropriate. [Obs.]
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Becoming \Be*com"ing\, a.
Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting.
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A low and becoming tone. --Thackeray.
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Note: Formerly sometimes followed by of.
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Such discourses as are becoming of them.
--Dryden.
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Syn: Seemly; comely; decorous; decent; proper.
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Thesaurus Results for Becoming:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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