become, get, go, turn, grow, come

become can be followed by an adjective or noun, not a verb• Her husband became jealous.• We soon became friends.The following words are used with an adjective instead of become, in certain cases:get is very often used instead of become, and is more usual in spoken English• I was getting hungry.• Things got worse and worse.go is usedto say that something changes colour• The sky went pink.to say that someone feels a change in their body• My fingers have gone numb.with blind and deaf• He went blind.with mad, insane, crazy etc• The crowd went wild.turn is used especially to say that something changes colour• The liquid turned green.• His face turned pale.grow can be used in fairly literary written Englishto say that something changes gradually• It grew dark as we walked.with a to-infinitive, to say that someone gradually starts doing something• We grew to love each other.come is usedwith adjectives like apart, undone, and unstuck• Your shoelace has come undone.• A few pages came loose.with true• Her prediction came true.with a to-infinitive to say that someone starts doing something• I eventually came to realize (NOT became to realize) I was wrong.