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be·com·ing

(bĭ-kŭm′ĭng)

adj.

1. Appropriate, suitable, or proper.

2. Pleasing or attractive to the eye.

be·com′ing·ly adv.

be·com′ing·ness n.

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becoming

(bɪˈkʌmɪŋ)

adj

suitable; appropriate

1. any process of change

2. (Philosophy) (in the philosophy of Aristotle) any change from the lower level of potentiality to the higher level of actuality

beˈcomingly adv

beˈcomingness n

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be•com•ing

(bɪˈkʌm ɪŋ)

adj.

1. tending to give a pleasing effect or attractive appearance: a becoming hairdo.

2. suitable; proper.

3. any process of change.

[1555–65]

be•com′ing•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	becoming - according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" comely, comme il faut, seemly, decent, decorous proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
	2.	becoming - displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait" flattering - showing or representing to advantage; "a flattering color"

becoming

adjective

1. flattering, pretty, attractive, enhancing, elegant, neat, stylish, graceful, tasteful, well-chosen, comely Softer fabrics are much more becoming than stiffer ones.
flattering ugly, unattractive, unflattering, unbecoming

2. appropriate, right, seemly, fitting, fit, correct, suitable, decent, proper, worthy, in keeping, compatible, befitting, decorous, comme il faut (French), congruous, meet (archaic) This behaviour is not becoming among our politicians.
appropriate inappropriate, unfit, unsuitable, improper, unworthy

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becoming

adjective

1. Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place:

appropriate, apt, befitting, correct, felicitous, fit, fitting, happy, meet, proper, right, tailor-made.

2. Conforming to accepted standards:

befitting, comely, comme il faut, correct, decent, decorous, de rigueur, nice, proper, respectable, right, seemly.

3. Pleasingly suited to the wearer:

attractive, flattering.

Translations

مُناسِب، مُلائِم، لائِق

hezkýslušivý

klædelig

kleidsam

favorecedor

convenable raisonnable seyant

illõ: vkihez illõ

klæîilegur

slušivý

becoming

(o.f.) [bɪˈkʌmɪŋ] ADJ

1. (= fetching) [clothes, hairstyle, hat] → favorecedor, sentador (LAm)
that dress is very becoming → ese vestido es muy favorecedor → ese vestido te sienta muy bien

2. (= suitable) [conduct, language] → apropiado
it is not becoming for young ladies to speak like that → no es apropiado que las señoritas hablen así, no es propio de señoritas hablar así

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

becoming

[bɪˈkʌmɪŋ] adj

(= seemly) [behaviour] → convenable, bienséant(e)

(= flattering) [clothes] → seyant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

becoming

adj

(= suitable, fitting) → schicklich; it’s not becoming (for a lady) to sit like that → es schickt sich (für eine Dame) nicht, so zu sitzen

(= flattering) → vorteilhaft, kleidsam; that dress is very becoming → das Kleid steht ihr/dir etc sehr gut

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

becoming

[bɪˈkʌmɪŋ] adj (frm) (clothes) → grazioso/a, che dona; (behaviour, language) → adatto/a, che si addice alla situazione

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

become

(biˈkam) – past tense became (biˈkeim) : past participle beˈcome – verb

1. to come or grow to be. Her coat has become badly torn; She has become even more beautiful.

2. to qualify or take a job as. She became a doctor.

3. (with of) to happen to. What became of her son?

4. to suit. That dress really becomes her.

beˈcoming adjective

attractive. a very becoming dress.

beˈcomingly adverb

becoming

a. apropiado-a, conveniente, que sienta o cae bien.

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And having committed this prime error, he was obliged to follow it up, so much so that, to put an end to the ambition of Alexander, and to prevent his becoming the master of Tuscany, he was himself forced to come into Italy.

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