Analysis Complete

become

/ become /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
"He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"
"It must be getting more serious"
"her face went red with anger"
"She went into ecstasy"
"Get going!"
Type of:
change state turn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
"What becomes has duration"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
"The water turned into ice"
"Her former friend became her worst enemy"
"He turned traitor"
Verb group:
change state turn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
"Mourning becomes Electra"
"This behavior doesn''t suit you!"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
42%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
3
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