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becomest

becomest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of become.

Meaning of become

Verb

become (third-person singular simple present becomes, present participle becoming, simple past became or (dialectal) become, past participle become or (dialectal) became or becomen)

  1. (copulative) begin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).
    • Near-synonyms: get, turn, go, come, fall, grow, wax
    Synonyms:
    get, turn, go, come, fall, grow, wax
  2. (intransitive, archaic other than in become of) To come about; happen; come into being; arise.
    • What became of him after he was let go?
  3. (transitive) To be appropriate for.
    • It doesn’t become a true gentleman to speak in such a manner.
    Synonyms:
    befit, suit, beseem
  4. (transitive) Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone).
    • That dress really becomes you.
  5. (intransitive, obsolete) To arrive, come (to a place).
    • & thenne the noble knyghte sire Launcelot departed with ryghte heuy chere sodenly / that none erthely creature wyste of hym / nor where he was become / but sir Bors1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter II, in Le Morte Darthur, book XVIII
  6. (non-native speakers' English) To get, receive.
    • The "Buddy Mode" is an option you can use if you are playing against a friend on your computer. Then both human players become help by another, randomly choosed computer controlled wrestler.^([sic])1997 February 12, Mathias van Gemmern, “WWF95/BuddyMode”, in bit.listserv.games-l (Usenet), via Google Groups, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2026

Origin of becomest

become + -est

Questions about becomest

What is becomest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Becomest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of become.

Words near becomest in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: becomest (page history and authors); become (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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