Standard Lemma guide

becoming

adj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/
  • General-American: /bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/
  • General-American: /bəˈkʌm.ɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • India: /ˈbɪ.kə.mɪŋɡ/
  • rhymes with -ʌmɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: B IH0 K AH1 M IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

decent, respectable

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The act or process by which something becomes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of become

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

displaying or setting off to best advantage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a becoming new shade of rose
  • a becoming portrait

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

according with custom or propriety

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • her becoming modesty
  • comely behavior
  • it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
  • a decent burial
  • seemly behavior

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: պատշաճ (patšač) — pleasingly suitable
  • Bulgarian: подходящ (podhodjašt) — pleasingly suitable
  • Bulgarian: подобаващ (podobavašt) — pleasingly suitable
  • Dutch: voorkomend — pleasingly suitable
  • Finnish: sopiva — pleasingly suitable
  • German: passend — pleasingly suitable
  • German: gut stehend — pleasingly suitable
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍉𐍆 (gadōf) — pleasingly suitable
  • Greek: ταιριαστό (tairiastó) — pleasingly suitable
  • Ancient Greek: ἱκανός (hikanós) — pleasingly suitable
  • Hindi: उचित (ucit) — pleasingly suitable
  • Hindi: उपयुक्त (upyukt) — pleasingly suitable
  • Hindi: शोभनीय (śobhnīya) — pleasingly suitable
  • Hungarian: előnyös — pleasingly suitable
  • Hungarian: jól álló — pleasingly suitable
  • Hungarian: való — pleasingly suitable
  • Irish: feiliúnach — pleasingly suitable
  • Irish: fóirsteanach — pleasingly suitable
  • Irish: maisiúil — pleasingly suitable
  • Irish: mas — pleasingly suitable
  • Irish: oiriúnach — pleasingly suitable
  • Japanese: 似合う (niau) — pleasingly suitable
  • Latin: consentaneus — pleasingly suitable
  • Polish: twarzowy — pleasingly suitable
  • Portuguese: apropriado — pleasingly suitable
  • Portuguese: adequado — pleasingly suitable
  • Portuguese: favorável — pleasingly suitable
  • Swedish: klädsam — pleasingly suitable
  • Dutch: respectabel — decent, respectable
  • French: décent(e) — decent, respectable
  • French: respectable — decent, respectable
  • German: anständig — decent, respectable
  • German: geziemend — decent, respectable
  • Hindi: शोभनीय (śobhnīya) — decent, respectable
  • Hungarian: illő — decent, respectable
  • Hungarian: ildomos — decent, respectable
  • Hungarian: méltó — decent, respectable
  • Hungarian: helyénvaló — decent, respectable
  • Portuguese: decente — decent, respectable
  • Portuguese: respeitável — decent, respectable
  • Swedish: klädsam — decent, respectable
  • Arabic: صَيْرُورَة (ṣayrūra) — The act or process by which something becomes
  • Bengali: ভবন (bhobon) — The act or process by which something becomes
  • Catalan: esdevenir — The act or process by which something becomes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生成 (shēngchéng) — The act or process by which something becomes
  • Danish: tilblivelse — The act or process by which something becomes
  • French: devenir — The act or process by which something becomes
  • German: Werden — The act or process by which something becomes
  • Hungarian: valamivé levés — The act or process by which something becomes
  • Hungarian: alakulás — The act or process by which something becomes
  • Hungarian: létesülés — The act or process by which something becomes
  • Hungarian: keletkezés — The act or process by which something becomes
  • Italian: divenire — The act or process by which something becomes
  • Northern Kurdish: peydabûn — The act or process by which something becomes
  • Portuguese: devir — The act or process by which something becomes
  • Spanish: devenir — The act or process by which something becomes
  • Swedish: blivande — The act or process by which something becomes
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