becoming
verbnounadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ//
- United States//bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ//
- United States//bəˈkʌm.ɪŋ//
- India//ˈbɪ.kə.mɪŋɡ//
The act or process by which something becomes.
verb
- 1
Also a form of becomepresent participle and gerund of become
noun
- 1
The act or process by which something becomes.
By tracing the turns from U.S. to Japan to China, we can see that becoming American, the classic ethnic American narrative, itself opens to further becomings and unbecomings and rebecomings that address mobility and ethnicization […]
adjective
- 1
pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
This is our latest, said the salesgirl. Victory Red. Or here I've Carmine, which is very becoming on sallower skin like yours, so it is. If you don't mind me saying.
- 2
decent, respectable
Forms
- plural
- becomings
- comparative
- more becoming
- superlative
- most becoming
Beckett · A surname.Becky · A diminutive of the female given name Rebecca.become · begin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).
becoming · The act or process by which something becomes.
bed · A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest…Bedford · A place name: A number of places in the United Kingdom A…bedroom · A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where…