# became

Pronunciation: say "bi-KAYM" /bɪˈkeɪm/

## Verb

1. Past tense of become. — simple past of become
   - Simple: Past tense of become. Use it for the past.
   - _He became famous almost overnight after the film's release._
   - _The lake became frozen solid during the harsh winter._
2. Past participle of become. Nonstandard; the standard form is become. *(nonstandard)* — past participle of become
   - Simple: Past participle of become. Some people use this form after "has" or "had", but "become" is the standard choice.
   - _He has became much more careful since the accident._
   - _They had became close friends by the end of the summer._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/became (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).