Becoming: English Vocabulary List

to become empty of water or other liquids, often through evaporation

"The river will dry up."

"The small stream will completely dry up during the summer if there is not enough rain."

(of glass, mirrors, lenses, and other such surfaces) to become covered by fog

"The windshield fogs up in cold."

"My glasses fogged up when I walked from the cold outside into the warm humid building so I could not see anything."

to become solid or immobile due to cold temperatures, often leading to a lack of functionality

"The computer freezes up during heavy use."

"The computer screen froze up in the middle of my presentation and I could not get it to respond at all."

to change from being a child into an adult little by little

"Children grow up in a small town."

"When I grow up I want to become a doctor so I can help sick people get better and live healthier lives."

to make something warm or hot

"Heat up the leftovers in the microwave."

"You can heat up the leftover pizza in the microwave for about a minute before eating it."

to cause a surface particularly a glass one to become foggy

"The bathroom mirror steams up quickly."

"The bathroom mirror steamed up completely after my hot shower and I had to wipe it with a towel to see my reflection."

(of a piece of glass or mirror) to have a thin layer of water droplets forms on its surface, often due to a difference in temperature or humidity

"Her glasses mist up in humidity."

"The windows of the car began to mist up as the temperature dropped outside and the warm air inside created condensation."

to get coated with ice, often due to freezing temperatures

"The wings ice up during flight."

"The wings of the airplane began to ice up during the flight so the pilot had to activate the de icing system."

(of a situation or feeling) to start to get out of control and reach a more dangerous state

"Anger will boil up."

"Tensions in the region began to boil up, threatening to erupt into a full-scale conflict."

to stop being under the influence of alcohol

"He sobers up after several hours."

"He drank too much at the party and needed several hours to sober up before he could drive home safely."