become

Pronunciation: [bi'kʌm]

Average Rank: 466

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

vi. 变成, 变得 vt. 适合

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
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk ielts
Word Forms:
Past: became
Past Participle: become
0: become
1: d
3rd Person: becomes
Present Participle: becoming

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#177

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.2% (Top 98.2% most frequent)
98.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#841

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 91.6% (Top 91.6% most frequent)
91.6%

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

Project Gutenberg
#379

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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