to become
Grow to be
To become is to come to be something—to enter a new state or condition: She became a doctor, The weather became cold, It became clear that we had no choice.
Become also means to suit or look attractive on someone: That color becomes you.
The phrase what became of asks about someone's fate or whereabouts: Whatever became of your old roommate?
- transformChange completely in form
- turn intoChange into something else
- evolveChange gradually over time
- growIncrease in size
- grow upDevelop into adulthood
emerge · turn · shift · change · morph · develop · work in progress · self discovery · blossom · unfold · ripen · mature · rite of passage · metamorphosis · chrysalis · transition · awaken · arise