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becoming
[ bih-kuhm-ing ]
adjective
- that suits or gives a pleasing effect or attractive appearance, as to a person or thing:
a becoming dress; a becoming hairdo.
Synonyms:
- suitable; appropriate; proper:
a becoming sentiment.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,
noun
- any process of change.
- Aristotelianism. any change involving realization of potentialities, as a movement from the lower level of potentiality to the higher level of actuality.
becoming
/ ɪˈʌɪŋ /
adjective
- suitable; appropriate
noun
- any process of change
- (in the philosophy of Aristotle) any change from the lower level of potentiality to the higher level of actuality
Derived Forms
- ˈdzԲ, adverb
- ˈdzԲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·dziԲ· adverb
- ·dziԲ·Ա noun
- ɱ-·dziԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The Policy Lab sifts through all that data, evaluating some 500 markers to generate a list of individuals and families that its model predicts to be at high risk of becoming homeless.
However, what is becoming clearer with a changing climate is that the blocking patterns – resulting in this wind direction – are becoming more frequent.
Since becoming a volunteer at the farm, Steffan Thomas, 24, said the experience had made a "huge impact on my mental health".
They say the potential impacts of Berwick Bank are becoming so severe that they "overshadow and are undermining" the progress of other, lower impact windfarm applications.
They aspire to follow in China's footsteps, and have ploughed money and effort into becoming a reliable manufacturing hub, even an alternative to China.
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