成る — meaning in English

English meaning

• become verb To start being something different; to change into.
• come verb To move toward the speaker, a particular place, or a point of reference.
• consist verb To be made up of particular parts or elements.
• get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.

Senses

成る is used for these senses in English:

• become (transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.]
• come (copulative, fossil word) To become, to turn out to be.
• come (transitive, informal) To pretend to be; to behave in the manner of; to assume the role of.
• consist (archaic, intransitive) To exist or be compatible.
• 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).

come — full definition

1. verb To move toward the speaker, a particular place, or a point of reference.
2. verb To arrive or take place.
3. verb To reach a particular state, condition, or result.
4. verb To originate from a particular place, background, or source.
5. verb To have an orgasm.

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