fiō — meaning in English

English meaning

• become verb To start being something different; to change into.
• get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
• go verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
• happen verb To take place; to occur.

Senses

fiō is used for these senses in English:

• become (transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.]
• 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)
• go To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
• happen (transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall.

become — full definition

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

get — full definition

1. verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
2. verb To become, or to cause someone or something to become, a certain way (often with an adjective).
3. verb To fetch or bring something.
4. verb To arrive at or reach a place or state.
5. verb To understand something.

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