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.

• hitch wagon to
• hitch wagon to someone
• hitch wagon to something
• hitch your wagon to
• hitch your wagon to someone
• hitch your wagon to something
• hit hard
• hit home
• hit it off
• hit it off with
• hit it off with someone
• hit like a ton of bricks
• hit list
• hit man
• hit on
• hit on someone
• hit on something
• hit or miss
• hit pay dirt
• hit right between the eyes
• hit rock bottom
• hit someone between the eyes
• hit someone like a ton of bricks
• hit someone right between the eyes
• hit someone up