became

Pronunciation: [bi'keim]

Average Rank: 815

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

become的过去式

Detailed Explanations:
  • v enter or assume a certain state or condition
  • v undergo a change or development
  • v come into existence
  • v enhance the appearance of
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Difficulty: UNKNOWN
Word Forms:
0: become
1: p

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#108

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.9% (Top 98.9% most frequent)
98.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1961

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 80.4% (Top 80.4% most frequent)
80.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#377

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 96.2% (Top 96.2% most frequent)
96.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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