To have become something different
“The tadpole changed into a frog after a few months.”
(of a person or species) Opposite of past tense for to continue to live, especially in spite of danger or hardship
“They accept the fact that they signed up to be warriors, and warriors fight, and often die fighting.”
(of an object) Opposite of past tense for to continue to exist, especially over a (long) period of time
“To be sure, every human language is, in fact, mortal, subject to modification and change, and destined at some point to perish.”
Opposite of past tense for to come safely through a precarious situation
“Some will succumb to frostbite and there may be tense encounters with wild animals.”
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