v.
Pronunciation: bi- ' k ə m, b ē -
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -came \ - ' k ā m \ ; -come ; -com · ing
Etymology: Middle English, to come to, become, from Old English becuman, from be- + cuman to come
Date: before 12th century
intransitive verb
1 a : to come into existence b : to come to be < become sick>
2 : to undergo change or development
transitive verb : to be suitable to <seriousness becoming the occasion> especially : to be becoming to <her clothes become her>
– become of : to happen to <wondering whatever became of old friends>