Definition of 'became'
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verb
the past tense of become
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verb intransitive, verb transitive
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Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
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The more he got into his teaching mode, the less marked his Scots accent became. CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)She pushed him to do things which were at first exciting and then became increasingly more reckless. THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2001)
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