what will become of someone

what will become of someone
what will become of (someone/something) what will happen to someone or something.

Investigators are trying to figure out what became of a collection of rare books worth several million dollars.

What would become of those kittens if we didn't find homes for them?

Usage notes: also used in the form what had become of someone/something:

I always wondered what had become of Jean.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • what will become of something — what will become of (someone/something) what will happen to someone or something. Investigators are trying to figure out what became of a collection of rare books worth several million dollars. What would become of those kittens if we didn t find …   New idioms dictionary

  • what will become of — (someone/something) what will happen to someone or something. Investigators are trying to figure out what became of a collection of rare books worth several million dollars. What would become of those kittens if we didn t find homes for them?… …   New idioms dictionary

  • become — be|come W1S1 [bıˈkʌm] v past tense became [ ˈkeım] past participle become [: Old English; Origin: becuman to come to, become , from cuman to come ] 1.) [linking verb] to begin to be something, or to develop in a particular way ▪ George became… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • become — verb /bI kVm/ past tense became /bi keIm/ past participle become 1 (linking verb) to begin to be something, or to develop in a particular way: He became King at the age of 17. | After the death of her father she became the richest woman in the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • become — [[t]bɪkʌ̱m[/t]] ♦ becomes, becoming, became (The form become is used in the present tense and is the past participle.) 1) V LINK If someone or something becomes a particular thing, they start to change and develop into that thing, or start to… …   English dictionary

  • become of — HAPPEN TO, be the fate of, be the lot of, overtake; poetic/literary befall, betide. → become * * * be ˈcome of [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they become of he/she/it becomes of …   Useful english dictionary

  • become — be|come [ bı kʌm ] (past tense became [ bı keım ] ; past participle be|come) verb *** Become can be used in the following ways: as a linking verb (followed by an adjective or noun complement): The problem became worse. He became president in 2001 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • become of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms become of : present tense I/you/we/they become of he/she/it becomes of present participle becoming of past tense became of past participle become of what has/will become of used for asking what has happened to …   English dictionary

  • become*/*/*/ — [bɪˈkʌm] (past tense became [bɪˈkeɪm] ; past participle become) linking verb to change and start to be something different The sky became dark.[/ex] People were becoming increasingly angry about the delay.[/ex] Christine decided to become a… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • will — I [[t]wɪl[/t]] MODAL VERB USES ♦ (Will is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb. In spoken English and informal written English, the form won t is often used in negative statements.) 1) MODAL You use will to indicate that you hope …   English dictionary

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