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becoming one flesh

becoming one flesh is the present participle and gerund 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 becoming one flesh

What is becoming one flesh the present participle and gerund of?
Becoming one flesh is the present participle and gerund of become one flesh.

Words near becoming one flesh in the dictionary

  1. becomest
  2. becometh
  3. becomin'
  4. becoming
  5. becoming of
  6. becoming one flesh
  7. becoming the Joker
  8. becomingly
  9. becomingness
  10. becomings
  11. becompliment

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