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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
becoming
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
becoming an uncle (=your sister or your brother’s wife has a child)
▪ I was very excited about becoming an uncle.
becoming...vegetarian
▪ I’m thinking about becoming a vegetarian.
fast becoming/disappearing/approaching etc
▪ Access to the Internet is fast becoming a necessity.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
fast
▪ On her right stood an empty cottage, fast becoming derelict.
▪ But Portillo is fast becoming flavour of the month and will increasingly find himself in the public eye.
▪ The crowds were fast becoming uncontrollable as they tried to push their way through the jammed entrance to the field.
now
▪ But substantial progress is being made and the most important resources of all, expertise and know-how, are now becoming available.
▪ In the tangle of rocks and trees we get a glimpse of the lions, now becoming agitated.
▪ Daily newspapers are now becoming popular, providing the first phase of what will later become known as the mass media.
▪ Other urges were now becoming apparent.
▪ It is now becoming clear that the same is true of the City of London's many law firms.
■ NOUN
part
▪ Today we are becoming part of a family.
▪ What you get from our work is small things that are very important in becoming part of your life.
▪ They were given the choice of becoming part of the maintained system or becoming independent; most chose the latter.
▪ It seems that the genuine offspring might gain some protection by becoming part of an enlarged brood.
▪ Slowly, very slowly, she was becoming part of it.
▪ Even so, some residents had started to venture out to local pubs and shops and were slowly becoming part of the community.
▪ It seemed as if the instruments they held - long pipes and hand drums - were somehow becoming part of their bodies.
▪ He was becoming part of the machinery of the piece.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Bad language is not at all becoming.
▪ Laura's hair is softer and more becoming.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ She had received the plaudits with becoming modesty, of course.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Becoming

Become \Be*come"\, v. i. [imp. Became; p. p. Become; p. pr. & vb. n. Becoming.] [OE. bicumen, becumen, AS. becuman to come to, to happen; akin to D. bekomen, OHG.a piqu["e]man, Goth. biquiman to come upon, G. bekommen to get, suit. See Be-, and Come.]

  1. To pass from one state to another; to enter into some state or condition, by a change from another state, or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new character.

    The Lord God . . . breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
    --Gen. ii. 7.

    That error now which is become my crime.
    --Milton.

  2. To come; to get. [Obs.]

    But, madam, where is Warwick then become!
    --Shak.

    To become of, to be the present state or place of; to be the fate of; to be the end of; to be the final or subsequent condition of.

    What is then become of so huge a multitude?
    --Sir W. Raleigh.

Becoming

Becoming \Be*com"ing\, a. Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting.

A low and becoming tone.
--Thackeray.

Note: Formerly sometimes followed by of.

Such discourses as are becoming of them.
--Dryden.

Syn: Seemly; comely; decorous; decent; proper.

Becoming

Becoming \Be*com"ing\, n. That which is becoming or appropriate. [Obs.]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
becoming

"looking well," 1560s, from earlier sense of "fitting" (early 13c.), from present participle of become. Related: Becomingly; becomingness.

Wiktionary
becoming
  1. 1 pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous 2 decent, respectable n. (context chiefly philosophy English) The act or process in which something becomes. v

  2. (present participle of become English)

WordNet
becoming
  1. adj. 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" [syn: comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly]

  2. displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"

Wikipedia
Becoming (song)

"Becoming" is a song by American heavy metal band Pantera from their seventh album Far Beyond Driven. It was released as a 2-track promotional-only vinyl 12", with " 5 Minutes Alone" as its B-side.

The song features a guitar riff by Dimebag Darrell which involves a DigiTech Whammy pedal as well as extensive double bass drumming from Vinnie Paul. It also uses an unusual guitar tuning, as it sits between C# and D-tuning.

Becoming (Sarah Geronimo album)

Becoming is the third studio album by Filipino singer Sarah Geronimo, released on July 20, 2006 under VIVA Records. The album is Geronimo's first international release, produced by Christian de Walden and Carlo Nasi. To date, the album has reached Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry, selling 30,000 units in the Philippines.

Becoming (TV series)

Becoming was a reality show produced by MTV where the concept of the show was to have a randomly picked fan of an artist reproduce a music video by the artist (based on submissions). The show was also broadcast on Canadian TV station MuchMusic.

The show was parodied by Canadian punk-rock band Not by Choice in the video for " Now That You Are Leaving".

Category:MTV television series Category:American reality television series Category:2000s American television series

Becoming (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

"Becoming" is the season finale of the WB Television Network's second season of the drama television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, consisting of the twenty-first and twenty-second episodes. They are also the thirty-third and thirty-fourth episodes of the show overall. The two constituent episodes were split into two broadcasts; "Part 1" first aired on May 12, 1998 and "Part 2" first aired on May 19, 1998. The episodes were written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon.

The narrative features vampire slayer Buffy Summers ( Sarah Michelle Gellar) working to prevent Angelus ( David Boreanaz) and fellow vampires Drusilla ( Juliet Landau) and Spike ( James Marsters) from awakening the demon Acathla. As the narrative progresses Spike joins forces with Buffy in an attempt to preserve his love with Drusilla. Buffy also becomes a fugitive after being suspected of murder while Willow Rosenberg ( Alyson Hannigan) works to restore Angel's soul. Flashbacks show the past of Angelus, from being changed into a vampire in 1753, having his soul restored in 1898 (thus becoming Angel), to the year before the series began where he watched Buffy in Los Angeles from afar.

Production of the season finale was different from previous episodes as this was the first time that the show had been filmed outside of the usual warehouses or other locations. A studio was used to create the settings for the flashback scenes set in New York and Ireland. Actors Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz undertook training for the climactic sword fight between their characters.

Becoming

Becoming may refer to:

  • Becoming (philosophy), the dynamic aspect of being, in philosophical ontology
  • Becoming, the condition for continued rebirth, according to Buddhism
  • Becoming, a term used for potentiality
  • in arts and entertainment
    • "Becoming" (song), a 1994 song by the band Pantera
    • Becoming (TV series), a television show produced by MTV
    • "Becoming" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), a 1998 two-part episode of the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    • "Becoming" (The 4400), episode of sci-fi TV series
    • Becoming (Christine Denté album), 2003
    • Becoming (Sarah Geronimo album), 2006
    • Becoming (Ari Koivunen album), 2008
    • Becoming (Kenichi Suzumura album), 2009
    • Becoming (Yolanda Adams album)
    • Becoming (Abigail Williams album), 2012
Becoming (Ari Koivunen album)

Becoming is the second album by Ari Koivunen, who won the 2007 Finnish Idols competition. The thirteenth and final track on the album is an acoustic version of " The Evil That Men Do". The song is a cover song from the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Ari previously had performed the song during the 2007 Finnish Idols competition, but the album version is an acoustic arrangement and has a slightly altered organization of the lyrics.

Becoming (Kenichi Suzumura album)

Becoming is Kenichi Suzumura's debut album, released on October 7, 2009.

Becoming (philosophy)

In philosophy, the concept of becoming originated in eastern ancient Greece with the philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus, who in the sixth century BC, said that nothing in this world is constant except change and becoming. His theory stands in direct contrast to Parmenides, a Greek philosopher from the italic Magna Grecia, who believed that the ontic changes or "becoming" we perceive with our senses is deceptive, and that there is a pure perfect and eternal being behind nature, which is the ultimate truth. In philosophy, the word "becoming" concerns a specific ontological concept which should not be confused with process philosophy as a whole or with the related study of process theology.

Becoming (Abigail Williams album)

Becoming is the third album by American black metal band Abigail Williams. It was released on January 24, 2012 via Candlelight Records. The record was met with highly positive critics. It was thought to be the last album of the band, as they announced disbandment, however, later on, it was confirmed that Abigail Williams are getting together again for at least an album and a tour.

Becoming (Yolanda Adams album)

Becoming is the eleventh studio album by Grammy Award winning and Multi-Platinum selling Gospel and Inspirational vocalist Yolanda Adams. This is her first album in four years, since her last album, What a Wonderful Time. The album was released on May 3, 2011 on N-House Music Group as a Wal-Mart exclusive. Currently, the lead single "Be Still" is number 4 on the Billboard Gospel Singles chart as of October 22, 2011. The second single from the project is Rejoice. In addition, Becoming received the following award nominations: Stellar Gospel Music Awards, NAACP Image Awards, and Gospel Music Association Dove Awards.

Usage examples of "becoming".

Abuse victims, we often read, continue the cycle by becoming abusers themselves.

These questions still interested him, but the flavor of academicism which informed them in the face of the coming catastrophe was becoming more and more evident even to him.

Most importantly, achieving transformation means becoming a being of sharing.

He would have done better for himself than by becoming adjoint to the maire of Arthenay.

Whether It Was Becoming That the Magi Should Come to Adore Christ and Pay Homage to Him?

Count Bunker, arrayed in a becoming suit of knickerbockers, and looking as fresh as if he had feasted last night on aerated water, who sat down to consume it.

Grant was thinking that this was about the fiftieth urgent agendum that had been pressed upon him, each more crucial than the other, and he was becoming powerless to evaluate them, but he did acknowledge that he had two personal obligations which had to be considered seriously.

Things that The Shadow had already analyzed and passed along to Harry, but which were becoming more established, the way Alker put them.

She had not strength to repulse the hand which I pressed amorously upon her heart, and becoming bolder I fastened my burning lips upon her languid mouth.

The conversation between Bee and Gay was becoming predictably fractious, and Ana pulled herself from her daydreams.

I had persisted with the morphine but the doses were becoming larger andless effective.

Because, she replied in pictures, she believed that the worlds were becoming decadent under the anima, without much vigor, and she thought it would be more interesting under the animus.

All, then, is antecedent and resultant, each sequent becoming in turn an antecedent once it has taken its place among things.

What follows, then, is a cheerful parable of your being and your becoming, an apologue of that Emptiness which forever issues forth, unfolding and enfolding, evolving and involving, creating worlds and dissolving them, with each and every breath you take.

It is certainly not beautiful as grown in Province Wellesley, and I am becoming faithless to my allegiance to it in this region of areca and other more graceful palms.