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事になる [spec1]
【ことになる [spec1] 】

1.	[exp,v5r] [uk] 《usu. sentence ending》 ▶ to have been decided (so) that ▶ to have been arranged (so) that
2.	[exp,v5r] [uk] ▶ to be the result (of) ▶ to be the outcome
3.	[exp,v5r] [uk] ▶ to be the reason (for)

Conjugations

History:

8.	A 2018-07-08 22:13:29 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	I feel the "to ..." is a bit strained, but I guess it's harmless.
7.	A* 2018-06-14 16:20:11 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Better?
	Diff:	@@ -17,2 +17,2 @@ -<gloss>it has been decided (so) that</gloss> -<gloss>it has been arranged (so) that</gloss> +<gloss>to have been decided (so) that</gloss> +<gloss>to have been arranged (so) that</gloss> @@ -24,2 +24,2 @@ -<gloss>it is the result (of)</gloss> -<gloss>it is the outcome</gloss> +<gloss>to be the result (of)</gloss> +<gloss>to be the outcome</gloss> @@ -31 +31 @@ -<gloss>it is the reason (for)</gloss> +<gloss>to be the reason (for)</gloss>
6.	A 2016-11-03 10:35:56 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5.	A* 2016-11-03 09:36:43 Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	G n-grams: ことになる 9843627 事になる 1406808
	Diff:	@@ -5,0 +6 @@ +<ke_pri>spec1</ke_pri> @@ -8,0 +10 @@ +<re_pri>spec1</re_pri>
4.	A 2013-10-23 06:28:51 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	nikk has "たいへんな事態になる。大事になる。" but probably arch
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3.	A* 2013-10-13 18:26:01 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	Daijr, GG5
	Comments:	Adding the other meanings. ことになりかねない is probably worth an entry.
	Diff:	@@ -14,0 +14,1 @@ +<s_inf>usu. sentence ending</s_inf> @@ -17,0 +18,13 @@ +<sense> +<pos>&exp;</pos> +<pos>&v5r;</pos> +<misc>&uk;</misc> +<gloss>it is the result (of)</gloss> +<gloss>it is the outcome</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&exp;</pos> +<pos>&v5r;</pos> +<misc>&uk;</misc> +<gloss>it is the reason (for)</gloss> +</sense>
2.	A* 2013-10-13 16:07:57 Francis
	Refs:	See below.
	Comments:	The above entry is fairly basic when considered in the context of the usual criteria referred to on some of my submissions. However it does pick up 25m Google hits. When one searches for "ことになりかねない" which seems to be a more complete statement in use [and which picks up nearly 40m Google hits] it does not come up on the site. However, your [A] link gives quite a few examples of usage. As far as I can tell, it basically means "It could become a thing" with a connotation of a thing which could backfire, etc., if undertaken. I decided to ride on the back of the main entry above because I sort of imagined that a new submission for "ことになりかねない" may be simply rejected as not necessary, e.g., It could become a thing which thing is a thing which could face a rejection, so to speak. The other side is that if this suggestion is not fitting for the dictionary because it is a simple a + b statement with no particular idiomatic context, then maybe your team would wish to review the inclusion of the main entry above. Although personally, I would like to see both included.
1.	A 2010-11-15 11:18:50 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Added additional PoS via batch update.Added additional PoS via batch update. -- via bulkupd.py --
	Diff:	@@ -12,0 +12,1 @@ +<pos>&v5r;</pos>

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