BECAME definition: the simple past tense of become. See examples of became used in a sentence. Definition of became verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Get a quick, free translation! BECAME meaning: 1. past simple of become 2.

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past simple of become. Learn more. 1. to come, change, or grow to be (as specified): to become tired. 2.

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to come into being; develop or progress into: She became a ballerina. “Became” is the past simple tense referring to something changing and completing the change in the past. The main difference is that “have become” can still be interacted with or changed, while “became” is not possible to change as it’s already happened. Became is the past tense of become. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English be‧come /bɪˈkʌm/ S1 W1 verb (past tense became /-ˈkeɪm/, past participle become) 1 [linking verb] to start to have a feeling or quality, or to start to develop into something The weather became warmer.

Simple past tense of become. Henry became king of England. The grief was so strong that it became a nauseating pain. Mary's tone became dry again.