γίνομαι — meaning in English
ginomai
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English meaning
- be verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
- become verb To start being something different; to change into.
- end up phrasal verb To reach a particular situation, place or state in the end, especially one that was not planned.
- happen verb To take place; to occur.
- turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
Senses
γίνομαι is used for these senses in English:
- be To occur, to take place.
- become (transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.]
- end up (copulative) To come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected; to turn out.
- happen (transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall.
- turn (copulative) To become (begin to be).
be — full definition
- verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
- verb Used with another verb to form continuing or passive actions.
become — full definition
- verb To start being something different; to change into.
- verb To suit or look attractive on someone (formal/literary).