v. i. [ imp. Became p. p. Become; p. pr. & vb. n. Becoming. ] [ OE. bicumen, becumen, AS. becuman to come to, to happen; akin to D. bekomen, OHG.a piquëman, Goth. biquiman to come upon, G. bekommen to get, suit. See Be-, and Come. ] 1. To pass from one state to another; to enter into some state or condition, by a change from another state, or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new character. [ 1913 Webster ] The Lord God . . . breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Gen. ii. 7. [ 1913 Webster ] That error now which is become my crime. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To come; to get. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] But, madam, where is Warwick then become! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] To become of, to be the present state or place of; to be the fate of; to be the end of; to be the final or subsequent condition of. [ 1913 Webster ] What is then become of so huge a multitude? Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ] |