become of

1. Happen to, befall, be the fate of, as in I haven't seen Joe in a year; what has become of his book? The King James Bible has this idiom (Genesis 37:20): “We shall see what will become of his dreams.” [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

No one seems to know what has become of that $2.3 billion, money that was supposed to be paid to First Brand by financing companies in return for First Brand turning over its receivables to financiers in a process known as “factoring.”

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"He does not talk about himself or his fate. He cries with worry over what will become of his wife and child."

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“I do wonder what exactly has become of British society, this is like putting a big sign on the outside of a stadium saying “No Jews allowed,” she wrote on X.

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"These are good people," he says, "but what will become of this place when I am gone?"

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What do you think would’ve become of the record you were making with Randall?

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