became

to come into existence.

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

6 Letters, 2 Syllable

became

5 Phonemes

b i k A m

b E k A m

onset, rime

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Morpheme

became

Sentence Examples

Although I've known him for years, we didn't become close friends until recently.

She won the election, becoming the first woman to be President of the nation.

The book has become quite popular.

We became interested in the property last year.

The crackers had become stale.

It eventually became clear that he had lied.

This kind of behavior hardly becomes a person of your age and position.

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