become
Betekenis
- begin to be; turn into.
- To come about; happen; come into being; arise.
- To be proper for; to beseem.
- Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone).
- (obsolete) To arrive, come (to a place).
Frekwensie
Koppelteken as
be‧come
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/bɪˈkʌm/
Etimologie
A compound of the sources of be- + come. From Middle English becomen, bicumen, from Old English becuman (“to come (to), approach, arrive, enter, meet with, fall in with; happen, befall; befit”), from Proto-Germanic *bikwemaną (“to come around, come about, come across, come by”), equivalent to be- (“about, around”) + come. Cognate with Scots becum (“to come, arrive, reach a destination”), North Frisian bekommen, bykommen (“to come by, obtain, receive”), West Frisian bikomme (“to come by, obtain, receive”), Dutch bekomen (“to come by, obtain, receive”), German bekommen (“to get, receive, obtain”), Swedish bekomma (“to receive, concern”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (biqiman, “to come upon one, befall”). Sense of "befit, suit" due to influence from Middle English cweme, icweme, see queem.
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