Being vs Becoming - What's the difference?
being | becoming |
A living creature.
The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
* Shakespeare
(philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
(philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
(obsolete) An abode; a cottage.
* Steele
(obsolete) Given that; since.
*, New York Review Books 2001, p.280:
As verbs the difference between being and becoming
is that being is present participle of lang=en while becoming is present participle of lang=en.As nouns the difference between being and becoming
is that being is a living creature while becoming is the act or process in which something becomes.As a conjunction being
is given that; since.As an adjective becoming is
pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous.being
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- Claudius, thou / Wast follower of his fortunes in his being .
- (Wright)
- It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's servants] into little beings within my manor.
Derived terms
* beingdom * beingful * beinghood * beingless * beingness * (noun ) human beingConjunction
(English Conjunctions)- ’Tis a hard matter therefore to confine them, being they are so various and many […].
