of great beauty (=very beautiful) formal There were ancient carvings of great beauty.
good looks /god -loks/' [n plural] someone' s attractive appearance: Although over 50 she had not lost her good looks.
getting cold, I'm getting hungry etc (not
'it's becoming cold'). 2. You can use become with most adjectives, but get can
only be used with some adjectives: see the note at get for details.
become /ЬГклт/ [V] if you become rich, famous, worried etc, you start to be rich, famous, worried etc: Ju/ian's book was a big success and he quickly became rich and famous. I The weather was becoming warmer. I It soon became clear that the fire was out of control. I After a while, my eyes became accustomed to the dark.
becoming - became - have become
/get/ [и] to become: It normally gets dark at about 8.30 p.m. I The man got
annoyed and started shouting at me. I The situation doesn't seem to be getting any better. I I'm getting too old for this kind of thing.
getting - got - have got bkjni have gotten a': • ::< .
^^ Don't use get with these words: available, calm clear famous happy
important, necessary obvious poor'
powerful proud sad'silent successful'
useful. But you can use get with comparatives, such as: clearer happier more famous more important you Can
also use get with past participles, such as: annoyed bored, damaged lost broken
grow /grao/ [u\ grow old/tired/worse/ larger etc to slowly and gradually become old, tired etc: As we grow old, we worry more about our health. I The sound of footsteps grew louder. I They had grown tired of waiting. I The children were late, and she was growing anxious.
growing - greu - have grown
Use grow especially when you are writing stories or descriptions.
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BECOME
with adjectives
9° /дэо/ [v\ to become - only use go with these words
go g re у/w hit elredldar к Her face went bright red with embarrassment, go mad/wild/crazy Your dad'll go crazy lohen he Я^с/s out.
go quiet/silent As soon as the band started playing, the crowd went quiet. go bad/sour/cotd My coffee's gone cold.
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BEFORE
turn /1з:гп/ [у] turn red/blue/white etc to
become a different colour because of a natural change: My father's hair turned grey when he was only 40. I In autumn the leaves turn red and yellow.
going - went - haw gone
В with nouns
/?\ Don't use get with nouns.
become /ЬГклт/ [и] In the 19th century, the city became a major trading centre. I Since she won all that money, she's become a very unpleasant person, become a doctor/writer/teacher etc Theroux decided to give up teaching and become a writer.
becoming - became - have become
/!\ You can also say 'I want to be a doctor/an actor elc when I leave college'.
change into sth/turn into sth
/'tjeind3 mtu: (sth), 't3irn intu: (sth)/ [phrasal verb T] to completely change and become something else, often in a surprising way: The little brown caterpillar eventually changes into a beautiful butterfly. \ During the brewing process, all the sugar turns into alcohol.
develop into sth fdi'vebp mtu: (sth)/
[phrasal verb T] to gradually become something that is much better, bigger, more important, or more serious: In 20 years, the company has developed into a huge multinational organization. ) a minor illness which developed into a serious chest infection
BEFORE
opposite after see also early
U before something happens, or before someone does something
before jbib:[2]! [prepositiortconjunction/
adv] before you do something or before an event happens: The family left France just before the war I Think carefully before
you give your final answer. I Before I could say anything Dave walked away.
before doing sth Before joining IBM Jack worked for Toshiba. I You should check the oil before starting a long drive, before this/tHat We spent two years in America, and before that we lived in Japan.
the night be/ore/the day be/ore/the week before etc The night before the wedding she was really nervous. a week/2 days/5 years etc be/ore I was
born just 11 months before my brother.
/t\ Before can be used as an adverb, but only in expressions like a week before and the day before: When we got there, we found out he had left the day before. Don't use before on its own as an adverb - use before this or before that: I had a job as a waiter, and before that I worked in a supermarket.
Don't use 'will' with before. Don't say 'before I will leave England, I want to visit Cambridge'. Say before I leave England ...
be/orehand (also ahead of time
amerjcan) h]'fc:rhaend, a.hed эу taimj {advJ if you do something beforehand or ahead of time, you do it before you do something else, especially in order to make a situation easier-. We had agreed beforehand not to tell anyone else about our plans. I Decide ahead of time whether you will keep the dog indoors or outside.
in advance /in 3d'va:ns||-'vaens/ if you do
something in advance, you do it before another event happens, especially so that you will be well prepared: This is a meal you can easily prepare in advance. tell/warn sb in advance (=wam them that something may happen) I wish you'd told me in advance that you were going to be late.
six months in advance/a year in advance etc Preparations for the visit had been made months in advance.
pre- /pri:/ [prefix] pre-war/pre-school/
pre-Christmas etc before the war, before starting school etc: life in pre-war Britain i The government seems to hove forgotten all its pre-election promises.
before a particular time or date
before jb lib:г/ [preposition] before a particular time or date: Call me back before
4.30.
just before She was born just before Christmas.
by /bar [preposition] by 6 o'clock/Friday/
