To Be or To Become

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What is the difference between these two? And how will you know which one to use?

I want to be a doctor.

or

I want to become a doctor.
 

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What is the difference between these two? And how will you know which one to use?

I want to be a doctor.

or

I want to become a doctor.

There is no difference in meaning.
 

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There might be a slight difference in shading. If you were thinking of the achievement itself you would say becoming a doctor, but if you were thinking about the ongoing experience after the achievement you would say being a doctor.
 
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