Becoming
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Becoming is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of become.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of become.
More Meanings
- pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
- decent, respectable
- (chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
Example Sentences
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.
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 […]
Word Forms
- becomings
Synonyms for becoming
Depending on context, synonyms include comely, decent, decorous, seemly, flattering.
Antonyms for becoming
Common opposites include unbecoming.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include seemly, decent, decorous, comely, flattering, assuming.
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