become-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: change state, transform, turn

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP BECOME PREDICATE (implies the thing had prior existence before altering, or changing its state)

Examples:
Her face became pale with fear.
The water gradually became ice as the temperature dropped.
Her former friend became her worst enemy.
As the sun rose, the landscape before us became clear.

Mappings:
VerbNet: become-109.1-1
FrameNet: Becoming
PropBank: become.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: come into existence

Commentary:
NOTE: (takes no predicate or object) Syntax Is: NP BECOME

Examples:
What becomes has duration.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: suit, enhance the appearance of

Examples:
That shade of red doesn't become her.
Screaming in public does not become you.
Mourning becomes Electra.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: become.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4