How to sign “Become” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Become” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Shape both hands into flat hands, fingers together and perfectly straight.
- Press the fingertips of both hands together in front of your chest.
- Twist both wrists so the palm orientations trade places in one clean turn.
- Start with the dominant palm facing in and the other facing out, then swap them.
- Keep your expression neutral — the wrist flip alone carries the sense of change.
Practice tip
The palm swap is the transformation: the hands literally turn from one state into another.
Fingerspell “Become”
Letter by letter — a handy backup if you forget the sign above. This is not the sign itself.
Text-based guide researched from established ASL references (Lifeprint, university and public-health materials) and rewritten in original words. Signer-created photos and videos are a planned future upgrade.