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Synonyms
be·com·ing (bĭ-kŭḿĭng)

adjective 

  1. Appropriate, suitable, or proper.
  2. Pleasing or attractive to the eye.

derivatives

be·coḿing·ly
adverb
be·coḿing·ness
noun
be·come (bĭ-kŭḿ)

[Middle English bicomen, from Old English becuman.]

verb: -came (-kāḿ), -come, -com·ing, -comes. 

intransitive verb 

To grow or come to be: became more knowledgeable; will become clearer in the morning.

transitive verb 

  1. To be appropriate or suitable to: “It would not become me . . . to interfere with parties” (Jonathan Swift)
  2. To show to advantage; look good with: The new suit becomes you.

phrasal verbs

become of
To be the fate of; happen to: What has become of the old garden?