"become of" meaning in English

See become of in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: en-au-become of.ogg Forms: becomes of [present, singular, third-person], becoming of [participle, present], became of [past], become of [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|become<,,became,become> of}} become of (third-person singular simple present becomes of, present participle becoming of, simple past became of, past participle become of)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to happen to, to occur to. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: come of
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