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become reality — to actually happen or exist after being hoped for, planned, or imagined

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to actually happen or exist after being hoped for, planned, or imagined

Pronunciation (IPA): /bɪˈkʌm riˈæləti/

Example Sentences

  • I always joked about becoming a millionaire, but I never thought it would actually become reality!
  • Scientists warn that if we don't act now, the worst climate predictions could become reality.
  • My little brother's dream of eating pizza for every meal almost became reality during summer vacation.

become reality

VERB

[/bɪˈkʌm riˈæləti/]

to actually happen or exist after being hoped for, planned, or imagined

After years of planning, her dream of opening a bakery finally became reality.
💡 Concept

After years of planning, her dream of opening a bakery finally became reality.

Her childhood dream became reality when she finally launched her own space company. (BECOME = COME TO BE / TURN INTO + REALITY = WHAT IS REAL)
🧠 Mnemonic

Her childhood dream became reality when she finally launched her own space company. (BECOME = COME TO BE / TURN INTO + REALITY = WHAT IS REAL)

She worked every day to make her dream a possibility until it could finally become reality.
🎵 Rhyme

She worked every day to make her dream a possibility until it could finally become reality.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/bɪˈkʌm riˈæləti/
🇬🇧 UK/bɪˈkʌm riˈæləti/

🌳Etymology

Rootreal (Latin: realis)
Suffix--ity

🎵Rhyme

became reality
come to reality

🔗Collocations

dream becomes reality
hope becomes reality
finally become reality
plan becomes reality
vision becomes reality
fear becomes reality

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“I always joked about becoming a millionaire, but I never thought it would actually become reality!”

“Scientists warn that if we don't act now, the worst climate predictions could become reality.”

😄 Fun example

“My little brother's dream of eating pizza for every meal almost became reality during summer vacation.”

“Thanks to new technology, self-driving cars have finally become reality.”

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