What does ように mean here?


So person A is talking to person B.

A is saying he will move, B asks when, and A responds "tomorrow", and after
that he adds the following sentence:

> ここに来るようになったぐらいだったかな、決まったの。

I guess it roughly means "It has been decided around the time since I started
coming here."

I want to know what the ように means in this case.

ように means:

> in order to / so that / hoping or wishing for something

However I can't really fit in these meanings with this sentence.




As you have correctly guessed, `dictionary-form + ようになる` means "(gradually)
come to ～", "learn to ～", "start to ～", etc. You can find many examples [on
JGram](http://www.jgram.org/pages/viewOne.php?tagE=youninaru) and [on
ALC](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E3%82%88%E3%81%86%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%82%8B).
よう (様 in kanji) is a word which has many meanings including _style/manner_ ,
_status_ , _way/method_ or _appearance_. ～ようになる may be interpreted as
something like "become a status of doing ～", but it's better to memorize this
pattern as-is.

The sentence says "As I recall, it was when I _started to_ come here that it
was decided."




As you have correctly guessed, `dictionary-form + ようになる` means "(gradually)
come to ～", "learn to ～", "start to ～", etc. You can find many examples [on
JGram](http://www.jgram.org/pages/viewOne.php?tagE=youninaru) and [on
ALC](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E3%82%88%E3%81%86%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%82%8B).
よう (様 in kanji) is a word which has many meanings including _style/manner_ ,
_status_ , _way/method_ or _appearance_. ～ようになる may be interpreted as
something like "become a status of doing ～", but it's better to memorize this
pattern as-is.

The sentence says "As I recall, it was when I _started to_ come here that it
was decided."

