Translation of become – English–Japanese dictionary

become

verb
uk
/bɪˈkʌm/
us
/bɪˈkʌm/
 
present participle becoming | past tense became | past participle become
A2
to begin to be something
~になる
They became great friends.
what became of…?
something you say when you want to know what has happened to someone
~はどうしたんだい?
What became of your friend Harry?

(Translation of become from the Cambridge English–Japanese Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of become | GLOBAL English–Japanese Dictionary

become
linking v
/bɪˈkʌm/
 
past became | past participle become
to begin to be different
~になる
His voice became sad. 彼の声が落ち込んだ。
She’s studying to become a doctor. 彼女は医者になるために勉強している。
Life is becoming more difficult for them. 彼らにとって生活はますます困難なものになっている。
It became obvious that the economy was not improving. 景気が回復していないことが明らかになった。
What will become of/has become of sb/sth?
old-fashioned
indicates interest in what will happen or has happened to sb or sth
~はどうなるのか
What became of his girlfriend? 彼の彼女はどうなったのですか。

(Translation of become from the GLOBAL English-Japanese Dictionary © 2022 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of become

become
Speculators became involved, and there was strong competition for the rights to erect lights.
In the adult worm, this papilla becomes dome-shaped with a small central stoma.
The development of a sound institutional environment transcends the organisational dimension and becomes a central political issue.
In inhomogeneous plasma, the occurrence of the process of mode conversion becomes possible.
More extension educators became involved, expanding the geographic area of farmer participants.
Their social network became reduced due to communication dif culties.
Internalization of pr imary caretakers is a process that becomes established by the time the child is 2 or 3 years of age.
Both efforts were internally contradictory and externally became the basis of perpetual conflict.
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Translations of become

in Chinese (Traditional)
成為, 變成, 變得…
in Chinese (Simplified)
成为, 变成, 变得…
in Spanish
convertirse en, empezar a, comenzar a…
in Portuguese
tornar-se, vir a ser, fica bem em…
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सुरवात होऊ लागणे, बनणे…
olmak, (başına bir şey) gelmek, uymak…
devenir, advenir de, bien aller à…
convertir-se en…
worden, worden van, goed staan…
தொடங்குவதற்கான…
हो जाना, होना…
બનવું, થવું…
blive, blive af, ske med…
bli, bli av, passa…
menjadi, terjadi, sesuai…
werden, werden aus, stehen…
bli, bli av, skje (med)…
ہونا, بننا…
робитися, ставати, стати…
అగు, ఉండు, తయారగు…
কিছু হওয়া শুরু করা বা করানো…
stávat se, stát se, slušet…
menjadi, terjadi, cocok…
กลายเป็น, มีคุณสมบัติที่จะทำงานเป็น, เกิดขึ้นกับ…
trở nên, trở thành, xảy đến…
stawać się, zostać, stać się…
-가 되다…
diventare, divenire, avvenire di…
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