become

be|come [ bı`kʌm ] (past tense became [ bı`keım ] ; past participle be|come) verb ***

Become can be used in the following ways:

as a linking verb (followed by an adjective or noun complement):

The problem became worse.

He became president in 2001.

as an ordinary transitive verb:

Blue is a color that becomes you.

1. ) linking verb to change and start to be something different, or to start to have a different quality:

The sky became dark.

People were becoming increasingly angry about the delay.

Was it boredom that made Branwell become an alcoholic?

Sɑ̃o Paulo has become the largest city in South America.

a ) to begin to have a particular job or position of authority, or begin to be a member of a group:

In 1603 James became King of England.

It was Mr. Berry who encouraged Christine to become a writer.

The following year Easton became an American citizen.

b ) to begin to be used for a different purpose:

What sort of building was it before it became a museum?

2. ) transitive FORMAL if something becomes you, it is suitable for you or it makes you more attractive:

That red dress really becomes her it goes with her hair.

be`come of phrasal verb transitive

what has/will become of

used for asking what has happened to someone or something, because you have not seen them for a long time, or what will happen to them, because you are worried about them:

If she is sent to prison, what will become of her children?

Whatever became of the painting that used to be in the library?