Translation of become – English–Italian dictionary

become

verb
uk
/bɪˈkʌm/
us
/bɪˈkʌm/
 
present participle becoming | past tense became | past participle become
A2
to begin to be something
diventare
They became great friends. Sono diventati grandi amici.
what became of…?
something you say when you want to know what has happened to someone
che ne è stato di… ?, che fine ha fatto… ?
What became of your friend Harry? Che ne è stato del tuo amico Harry?

(Translation of become from the Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of become | PASSWORD English-Italian Dictionary

become
verb
/biˈkam/
 
past tense became /biˈkeim/ | past participle become
to come or grow to be
divenire, diventare
Her coat has become badly torn
She has become even more beautiful.
to qualify or take a job as
diventare
She became a doctor.
(with of) to happen to
avvenire di
What became of her son?
formal
to suit
addirsi
That dress really becomes her.

(Translation of become from the PASSWORD English-Italian Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of become

become
Moral reasoning, when personal happiness is seriously considered below the surface of moral deliberation, becomes prudential reasoning.
More extension educators became involved, expanding the geographic area of farmer participants.
They became a system without a means of ver if ication-mere metaphysics and easy cannon f odder f or the rational sc ientif ic mind.
However, it became increasingly difficult to make changes to the system.
However, the policy design became less problematic for the counties than it might have been.
The secondary is suspended off of the tungsten wires and becomes par t of the power feed to supply current to the upper pinch.
In such a picture, the major problem becomes the treatment of proparoxitones.
Advertising companies also became larger and more integrated.
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Translations of become

in Chinese (Traditional)
成為, 變成, 變得…
in Chinese (Simplified)
成为, 变成, 变得…
in Spanish
convertirse en, empezar a, comenzar a…
in Portuguese
tornar-se, vir a ser, fica bem em…
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सुरवात होऊ लागणे, बनणे…
~になる…
olmak, (başına bir şey) gelmek, uymak…
devenir, advenir de, bien aller à…
convertir-se en…
worden, worden van, goed staan…
தொடங்குவதற்கான…
हो जाना, होना…
બનવું, થવું…
blive, blive af, ske med…
bli, bli av, passa…
menjadi, terjadi, sesuai…
werden, werden aus, stehen…
bli, bli av, skje (med)…
ہونا, بننا…
робитися, ставати, стати…
అగు, ఉండు, తయారగు…
কিছু হওয়া শুরু করা বা করানো…
stávat se, stát se, slušet…
menjadi, terjadi, cocok…
กลายเป็น, มีคุณสมบัติที่จะทำงานเป็น, เกิดขึ้นกับ…
trở nên, trở thành, xảy đến…
stawać się, zostać, stać się…
-가 되다…
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