devenir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- become verb To start being something different; to change into.
- becoming adj Flattering or suitable in appearance; fitting.
- come verb To move toward the speaker, a particular place, or a point of reference.
- fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
- get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- go verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
- turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
- wax noun A soft, oily solid substance, such as beeswax or paraffin, used for candles, polish, and other purposes.
Senses
devenir 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.
- come (copulative, fossil word) To become, to turn out to be.
- fall (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
- 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.
- go To become, move to or come to (a state, position, situation)
become — full definition
- verb To start being something different; to change into.
- verb To suit or look attractive on someone (formal/literary).
becoming — full definition
- adj Flattering or suitable in appearance; fitting.
- adj Appropriate to one's character or position; decent.