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becomes one flesh

becomes one flesh is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 becomes one flesh

What is becomes one flesh the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Becomes one flesh is the third-person singular simple present indicative of become one flesh.

Words near becomes one flesh in the dictionary

  1. becomeness
  2. becomer
  3. becomers
  4. becomes
  5. becomes of
  6. becomes one flesh
  7. becomes the Joker
  8. becomest
  9. becometh
  10. becomin'
  11. becoming

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