If you ask what became of someone or something, you want to know where they are and what happened to them:

to take from a person something that they are carrying, in a helpful or polite way:

to force someone to keep a promise:

to take something away from someone, sometimes in a way that seems unfair or dishonest:

to make someone or something dry, or to become dry, especially on the surface:

to fire a gun, or to make something such as a bomb or fireworks explode:

to repair or decorate a building so that it looks attractive:

to introduce a person to something or someone that could bring them an advantage:

When someone is tied up, they are busy or prevented from doing something, such as speaking to someone or going somewhere, because of being involved in another event or activity:

to prevent a person or organization from having a particular advantage, such as a low price for something:

to persuade someone to do something by deceiving them:

to speak severely to and criticize someone who has done something wrong:

to make someone gradually stop using something that is bad for them:

to make someone gradually stop using something that is bad for them:

to make someone behave in a particular way:

to persuade someone to do something:

to help someone to think about a situation in a reasonable way:

to be less powerful or effective than someone or something else:

to report to a government employment office that you now have a job and do not need to receive benefit (= money paid by the government)

small in length, distance, or height: