becoming

[be·com·ing]

Something that's becoming is charming, or looks good. It's a compliment or a sales tactic if a salesperson gushes, "That dress is so becoming on you!"

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Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting.

Adjective S.
displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"

Adjective S.
according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"


p. pr. & vb. n.
of Become

a.
Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting.

n.
That which is becoming or appropriate.


Becoming

Be*com"ing, a. Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting.
A low and becoming tone.
Formerly sometimes followed by of.
Such discourses as are becoming of them.
Syn. -- Seemly; comely; decorous; decent; proper.

Becoming

Be*com"ing, n. That which is becoming or appropriate. [Obs.]

Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting.

That which is becoming or appropriate.

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Usage Examples

Art is only a means to life, to the life more abundant. It is not in itself the life more abundant. It merely points the way, something which is overlooked not only by the public, but very often by the artist himself. In becoming an end it defeats itself.

Becoming an author changes your attitude too. Once you see where books come from, and how they're made, they never seem quite as sacred again.

Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An author's life is reflected in their writing, whether they want it to be or not, and parenthood is one of the biggest life changes there is.

Becoming a dad was the proudest moment of my life. Playing football does not even compare.

Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to.

Although becoming a singer was my plan A after first hearing Whitney Houston when I was 17, I started off with plan B by going to the teacher-training college that my dad went to. It was a slow coming of age.

America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few.

A commitment to sexual equality with males is a commitment to becoming the rich instead of the poor, the rapist instead of the raped, the murderer instead of the murdered.

America is becoming more and more dependent upon imports from foreign manufacturers than we are exports from our country in all fields: in appliances, in clothing, even food. This year America may become for the first time in its history a net food importer.

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Other Usage Examples

And finally I twist my heart round again, so that the bad is on the outside and the good is on the inside, and keep on trying to find a way of becoming what I would so like to be, and could be, if there weren't any other people living in the world.

As the National Football League and other pro sports increasingly reckon with the early dementia, mental health issues, suicides and even criminal behavior of former players, the risk of what's known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), is becoming clear.

As I go to sleep I remember what my father said-that one can never be sure if one will awake. The way my health is now, this is becoming more and more real.

Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.

Becoming a father, I think it inevitably changes your perspective of life. I don't get nearly enough sleep. And the simplest things in life are completely satisfying. I find you don't have to do as much, like you don't go on as many outings.

Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste.

As far as I'm concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having to get up in the morning.

Actually, I feel music becoming more and more important. It's a big source of inspiration. With what's going on in the world, we feel almost desperate. Music also brings you peace.

'I Am Number Four' is an action-packed adventure entwined with a romantic story. I play the role of John Smith. John wants to be a normal kid, but he is from a different planet and he has been given this destiny of becoming a warrior.

A hallmark of the Latino community is to help one another, if students are interested in a way to give back and help their communities, becoming a teacher is probably one of the very best ways of doing that.

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