Words / A2

bi-KUM/bɪˈkʌm/

Become means start to be something. She became a teacher. It is the usual verb for a change of state: become tired, become famous. Get is more informal for adjectives: get tired, get angry. Turn into is for a complete change of kind: the water turned into ice.

Meaning

To begin to be something.

Examples

• “She became a doctor last year.”
• “The weather became cold.”
• “He wants to become an engineer.”

Good to know

become + noun/adjective. Informal: get + adjective.

Near in meaning

get, turn into

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