Synonyms

become of

Idioms

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

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I don’t know what will become of any of us.

From Literature

I wondered if I really could do this – but if I didn’t then what would become of children like Anneke and Levi and the others?

From Literature

I asked what would become of the children.

From Literature

I don’t know what will become of me now.

From Literature

What will become of the 5.6 million Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip?

From Los Angeles Times

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