# becoming

Pronunciation: say "bi-KUM-ing" /bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of become. — present participle and gerund of become
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of become. Use this -ing form when something is changing into something else.
   - _The neighborhood is becoming a popular spot for young families._
   - _Their conversation was becoming tense by the minute._

## Adjective

2. Attractive and well-suited to the wearer or occasion; flattering in appearance.
   - Simple: Looking good on someone and suiting them well.
   - _The soft lamplight was becoming, smoothing every line on her face._
   - _He found her quiet modesty thoroughly becoming._
4. Decent and respectable; appropriate to good conduct or manners.
   - Simple: Proper and right for the situation, in a decent and respectable way.
   - _Such rudeness is hardly becoming in a public official._
   - _She accepted the award with becoming humility._

## Noun

3. The act or process by which something comes into being or changes into what it is.
   - Simple: The process of changing and turning into something new.
   - _Philosophers have long debated the nature of becoming and change._
   - _For Heraclitus, all reality exists in a constant state of becoming._

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