American English
/bɪˈkʰəm/
2 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
to start to be in a new state, situation, job, or role
Practice out loudto start to be in a new state, situation, job, or role
The weather became colder after sunset.
After college, Luis became a nurse.
become clear · become popular · become independent · become a parent
subject + become + adjective
subject + become + a/an + noun
to happen to a person or thing, especially when you do not know where it is now
What became of the money we saved?
No one knows what became of the missing dog.
In What became of ...?, became means happened to, not changed into.
What + became of + noun/pronoun?
what happened to someone or something
What became of your old neighbors?
The past form is became, but the past participle is become: She became tired; she has become tired.