become

/bɪˈkʌm/ verb (past tense became, past participle become)

Translation

become available/rich/a writer, etc › to begin to be something

bir şey olmaya başlamak

They became great friends. She wants to become a teacher when she leaves school. This style of skirt is becoming fashionable.1552

what/whatever became of sb/sth › something you say when you want to know what has happened to someone

ne olursa olsun

Whatever became of your friend Harry?1240

(Definition of become verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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