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came apart

came apart is the simple past of come apart.

Meaning of come apart

Verb

come apart (third-person singular simple present comes apart, present participle coming apart, simple past came apart, past participle come apart)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, apart.
  2. (intransitive) To break, separate.
    • The jigsaw puzzle will come apart if you try to pick it up.
    Synonyms:
    come undone
  3. (intransitive) To have an emotional breakdown; to become emotionally dysfunctional; to have an intense emotional reaction.
    Synonyms:
    come undone

Questions about came apart

What is came apart the simple past of?
Came apart is the simple past of come apart.

Words near came apart in the dictionary

  1. came after
  2. came alive
  3. came aloft
  4. came along
  5. came and went
  6. came apart
  7. came apart at the seams
  8. came around
  9. came as no surprise
  10. came at
  11. came at a cost

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