become
verb [T] (SUIT) /bɪˈkʌm/ (became, become) old-fashionedDefinition
› to cause someone to look attractive, or to be suitable for someone: That colour really becomes you.Attracting and temptingAttractiveSexual attractionBeing suitable or unsuitable
(Definition of become verb (SUIT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- answer verb (BE SUITABLE FOR)
- be made for sb/sth idiom
- befit verb
- behove verb
- belong verb
- do verb (BE ACCEPTABLE)
- dress/look/act the part idiom
- fill/fit the bill idiom
- find your own level idiom
- fit in phrasal verb
- fit the bill idiom
- fit verb (BE SUITABLE)
- go verb (BE ACCEPTABLE)
- lend verb
- out of order idiom
- sb's face doesn't fit idiom
- suit sb (right) down to the ground idiom
- suit verb (BE CONVENIENT)
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