tornar-se — meaning in English

English meaning

• become verb To start being something different; to change into.
• 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

tornar-se is used for these senses in English:

• become (transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.]
• go To become, move to or come to (a state, position, situation)
• wax (intransitive, copulative, literary) To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.

become — full definition

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

go — full definition

1. verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
2. verb To function or proceed in a particular way.
3. noun An attempt or turn at doing something.
4. adj Ready and functioning correctly; cleared to proceed (chiefly in launch/technical contexts).
5. noun An ancient strategy board game for two players who try to control territory on a grid using black and white stones.

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