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becoming
 
Adjective becoming has 2 senses
  1. becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly - according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
    Antonym: improper (indirect, via proper)
  2. becoming - displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"
    Antonym:     unflattering (indirect, via flattering)
Verb become has 4 senses
  1. become, go, get - enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
    --1 is one way to change state, turn
    Sample sentence:
    John will become angry
  2. become, turn - undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
    --2 is one way to transform, transmute, metamorphose
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  3. become - come into existence; "What becomes has duration"
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  4. become, suit - enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"
    --4 is one way to beautify, embellish, prettify
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s somebody
become become flat become important become short of become smaller become wealthy become whole becomes becoming becomingly becomingness becon beconed beconing becons becquerel becries

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