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became one flesh

became one flesh is the simple past of become one flesh.

Meaning of become one flesh

Verb

become one flesh (third-person singular simple present becomes one flesh, present participle becoming one flesh, simple past became one flesh, past participle become one flesh)

  1. (idiomatic) To join together in marriage; to develop a unifying bond as a result of marrying.
    • "We must become one flesh without any delay, Jane: there is but the licence to get—then we marry."1847, Charlotte Brontë, chapter 37, in Jane Eyre

Questions about became one flesh

What is became one flesh the simple past of?
Became one flesh is the simple past of become one flesh.

Words near became one flesh in the dictionary

  1. becalmment
  2. becalmments
  3. becalms
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  6. became one flesh
  7. became the Joker
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  10. becampanel
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