become

«become» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to start to be something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (become, becomes, became, becoming; past participle become)

meaning for a pupil

1) To become is to start to be something. A seed becomes a plant. tree →

2) To become is to change into something new over time, like a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. tree →

3) Something becomes you if it looks nice on you (old-fashioned: «that dress becomes you»). tree →

sense in the lessons

marks the new amount after a change: «the number becomes 20»; often after a change, ask what the start was; in science: water becomes ice when it freezes, tadpoles become frogs; in stories: a frog becomes a prince; in everyday life: «become friends», «become tired», «become a doctor when I grow up»

examples

• Art thou become like unto us? (Prophets ISA.14.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• Why is he become a prey? (Prophets JER.2.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• How is the gold become dim! (Writings LAM.4.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• After he gave away 5, his marbles became 12. tree →
• The price became $8. tree →
• The tadpoles become frogs. tree →
• How many did it become? tree →
• Water becomes ice at 0 degrees Celsius. tree →
• I want to become a vet when I grow up. tree →
• The two girls became best friends. tree →
• The sky became dark and it started to rain. tree →
• A caterpillar becomes a butterfly. tree →
• It will soon become like ice. tree →

note

It points to the result of a change. Trap: if you know the result and the change, undo the change to find the start (gave away 5, became 12 → started with 17). Irregular: become, became, (has) become. Not «becomed».

In the corpora

• And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.
• seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
• But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
• And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
• And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «become» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.