Becoming — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

enter or assume a certain state or condition

undergo a change or development

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈætwɔːk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɑːmˈeəɹiəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɑːmˈeəɹiəm/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈætwɔːk/.

Examples

He became annoyed when he heard the bad news
It must be getting more serious
her face went red with anger

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

turn become suit seemly decent get comme il faut comely decorous go

Parts of Speech

verb	enter or assume a certain state or condition “He became annoyed when he heard the bad news”
verb	undergo a change or development “The water turned into ice”
verb	come into existence “What becomes has duration”
verb	enhance the appearance of “Mourning becomes Electra”
adjective	according with custom or propriety “her becoming modesty”
adjective	displaying or setting off to best advantage “a becoming new shade of rose”

Word Forms

turn	noun	an unforeseen development
becomingness	noun	the quality of being becoming
decency	noun	the quality of being polite and respectable
decorum	noun	propriety in manners and conduct
decorousness	noun	propriety in manners and conduct
seemliness	noun	a sense of propriety and consideration for others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Werden

einen bestimmten Zustand oder Zustand einnehmen oder annehmen

🇫🇷French

devenir

entrer ou assumer un certain état ou condition

🇪🇸Spanish

devenir

entrar o asumir un determinado estado o condición

🇮🇹Italian

divenire

entrare o assumere un certo stato o condizione

🇳🇱Dutch

worden

een bepaalde toestand of toestand binnengaan of aannemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

tornando-se

entrar ou assumir um determinado estado ou condição

🇷🇺Russian

становление

войти или принять определенное состояние или состояние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बन रहा है

किसी निश्चित अवस्था या स्थिति में प्रवेश करना या ग्रहण करना

🇧🇩Bengali

হচ্ছে

একটি নির্দিষ্ট অবস্থা বা শর্ত লিখুন বা অনুমান করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

வருகிறது

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட நிலை அல்லது நிபந்தனையை உள்ளிடவும் அல்லது கருதவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అవుతోంది

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట స్థితి లేదా స్థితిని నమోదు చేయండి లేదా ఊహించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

होत आहे

विशिष्ट स्थिती किंवा स्थिती प्रविष्ट करा किंवा गृहीत धरा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બની રહ્યું છે

ચોક્કસ રાજ્ય અથવા સ્થિતિ દાખલ કરો અથવા ધારો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಗುತ್ತಿದೆ

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ನಮೂದಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಊಹಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആയിത്തീരുന്നു

ഒരു നിശ്ചിത അവസ്ഥയോ വ്യവസ്ഥയോ നൽകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഏറ്റെടുക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਣਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਖਾਸ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਦਾਖਲ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਮੰਨ ਲਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

بننا

ایک خاص حالت یا حالت درج کریں یا فرض کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

成为

进入或采取某种状态或条件

🇯🇵Japanese

なる

特定の状態または条件に入るか、想定する

🇰🇷Korean

어울리는

특정 상태나 조건을 입력하거나 가정합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trở thành

nhập hoặc đảm nhận một trạng thái hoặc điều kiện nhất định

🇹🇭Thai

กลายเป็น

เข้าสู่หรือรับสภาพหรือเงื่อนไขบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjadi

memasuki atau mengasumsikan keadaan atau kondisi tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

nagiging

pumasok o kumuha ng isang tiyak na estado o kundisyon

🇲🇾Malay

menjadi

memasuki atau mengambil keadaan atau syarat tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تصبح

دخول أو افتراض حالة أو حالة معينة

🇮🇷Persian

تبدیل شدن

یک حالت یا شرایط خاص را وارد کنید یا فرض کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

olmak

belirli bir duruma veya koşula girin veya üstlenin

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתהַוּוּת

להיכנס או לקבל מצב או תנאי מסוים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'becoming'?

The primary meaning of 'becoming' is 'enter or assume a certain state or condition'.

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Using 'becoming' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'becoming' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'becoming' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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