Information about the word become (English → Esperanto: iĝi)

Synonyms: arise, get, grow

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/bɪˈkɐm/, /bəˈkɐm/
Hyphenationbe·come
Shavian alphabet𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑳𐑥

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) become(I) became
(thou) becomest(thou) becamest
(he) becomes, becometh(he) became
(we) become(we) became
(you) become(you) became
(they) become(they) became
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) become (I) became
(thou) become(thou) became
(he) become(he) became
(we) become(we) became
(you) become(you) became
(they) become(they) became
Imperative mood
become
Participles
Present participlePast participle
becomingbecame

Usage samples

Her voice became a ponderous drone.
In so doing, he became interested in anarchism.

Translations

Afrikaansword
Czechstát se
Danishblive
Dutchworden
Esperantoiĝi
Faeroeseverða
Finnishtulla joksikin
Frenchdevenir
Germanwerden
Hungarianlesz
Icelandicverða
Low Germanwarden
Malayjadi
Norwegianbli
Papiamentobira
Polishstawać się; zostać
Portugueseacontecer
Romaniandeveni
Saterland Frisianroakje; wäide
Scottish Gaelicfàs
Spanishhacerse
Sranankon; tron
Swedishbli; bliva
Turkisholmak
West Frisianwurde