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becomes of

becomes of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of become of.

Meaning of become of

Verb

become of (third-person singular simple present becomes of, present participle becoming of, simple past became of, past participle become of)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) to happen to, to occur to.
    • Then the Witch looked at the big, shaggy Lion and asked, "When Dorothy has returned to her own home, what will become of you?"1900, L. Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    Synonyms:
    come of

Questions about becomes of

What is becomes of the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Becomes of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of become of.

Words near becomes of in the dictionary

  1. becomen
  2. becomeness
  3. becomer
  4. becomers
  5. becomes
  6. becomes of
  7. becomes one flesh
  8. becomes the Joker
  9. becomest
  10. becometh
  11. becomin'

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Adapted from Wiktionary: becomes of (page history and authors); become of (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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