Collocations for "become"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "become" in context.
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become
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- become a [member, partner, sponsor, champion]
- become the [first, most, next, youngest, largest]
- is [set, about] to become the [first]
- become one with [yourself, the universe, your faith]
- is becoming a problem
- become [important, popular, aware, familiar]
- become [available for, accustomed to]
- will (soon) become [common, commonplace, necessary]
- is becoming increasingly [difficult, common, popular, important]
- is becoming less and less [difficult, effective]
- is becoming [cloudy, sunny, clear]
- is becoming [mostly, partly] [cloudy]
- [as, all] will become clear
- become pregnant
- become known for
- [what, whatever] became of him?
- what will become of me?
- behavior that becomes an [adult, officer, ambassador]
- as becomes a (true) [gentleman, lady]
- [sarcasm, it] doesn't become you
'become' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
American
- academic
- accomplished
- accountant
- accustomed
- acquainted
- active
- addicted
- addiction
- aggregate
- ambition
- apparent
- application
- apprentice
- architect
- arguably
- associate
- attached
- attribute
- author
- bad-tempered
- badass
- baker
- bartender
- beam
- beggar
- being
- bet
- bid
- bigotry
- bilingual
- bill
- blonde
- blurred
- burden
- cabbage
- cable
- celebrity
- century
- chartered
- chef
- citizen
- complicated
- connected
- controversy
- conversion
- cook
- cop
- copper
- crank