become — OAT · Shobdo

become

verb

1 she became rich:

come to be, get to be, turn out to be, grow, get, turn;

literary wax.

2 he became Foreign Secretary:

be appointed as, be assigned as, be nominated, be elected as, be made;

be transformed into, be converted into, change into, turn into, transform into.

3 the dress becomes her:

suit, flatter, look good on, look right on;

set off, show to advantage, enhance, go well with;

embellish, ornament, grace;

informal do something for.

4 it ill becomes him to preach the gospel:

befit, behoove, suit, be suitable to, be fitting to.

□ become of

I asked Harry what had become of the old gang:

happen to, be the fate of, be the lot of, overtake, be visited on;

literary befall, betide.