become of someone/something
Word Type: Idiom
Definition
To happen to someone or something, especially what happens to them in the future.
Example
- “Whatever became of that old car you used to drive?”
- “We don’t know what became of her after she moved to the city.”
- “The company has grown so much, I wonder what became of the small startup it once was.”
- “No one knows what became of the missing documents.”
- “I wonder what became of the books we donated to the library years ago.”