becoming
v.v. to start to be something or to change into a new state. You use this when someone grows up or when the weather changes.
v. to come to be; to undergo a change or development that results in a new state or identity. Functions as a copular verb linking a subject to a complement.
The weather is becoming very cold today.
After years of hard work and study, she is finally becoming a qualified doctor.
In many philosophical traditions, the concept of becoming is contrasted with being, representing the fluid and ever-changing nature of reality versus a static, permanent existence.
A linking verb that takes a noun or adjective as a complement; it is rarely used in the passive voice.
He is becoming more tallHe is becoming tallerWhen 'becoming' is followed by a short adjective, use the comparative form of the adjective rather than 'more'.