divenire

become

verb dee-veh-NEE-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'devenire', to arrive at

Usage Note

Divenire is a literary, more elevated synonym of diventare; in everyday speech Italians say diventare. It is irregular like venire (divenne, divenuto) and takes essere, so the past participle agrees with the subject. You will meet it mostly in formal prose and philosophy.

Examples

"Il sogno è divenuto realtà."

Natural Translation

The dream became reality.

Literal Translation

The dream is become reality.

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