How to pronounce become

Say it like this: /bɪˈkʌm/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/bɪˈkʌm/

What does become mean?

verbbegin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).

“The weather will become cold after the sun goes down.”

To come about; happen; come into being; arise.

“It hath becomen so that many a man had to sterve.”

To be appropriate for.

“It doesn’t become a true gentleman to speak in such a manner.”

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