become

/bɪˈkʌm/

Syllables be·come

Stress be-COME

Phonics Breakdown

be

/bɪ/

schwa

come

/kʌm/

short o

Meaning

to begin to be; to change into

Sound Reference

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be=/bɪ/ (begin) + come=/kʌm/ (come)

Example

She became a teacher last year.