esdevenir — meaning in English

English meaning

• become verb To start being something different; to change into.
• becoming adj Flattering or suitable in appearance; fitting.
• get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.

Senses

esdevenir is used for these senses in English:

• become (transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.]
• becoming (chiefly, philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
• crop up (intransitive, idiomatic) To occur, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
• get (copulative) To become, or cause oneself to become.
• get (transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.
• get (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.

become — full definition

1. verb To start being something different; to change into.
2. verb To suit or look attractive on someone (formal/literary).

becoming — full definition

1. adj Flattering or suitable in appearance; fitting.
2. adj Appropriate to one's character or position; decent.

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