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drifted apart

drifted apart is the simple past and past participle of drift apart.

Meaning of drift apart

Verb

drift apart (third-person singular simple present drifts apart, present participle drifting apart, simple past and past participle drifted apart)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.
    • We used to be good friends but we drifted apart over the years.

Questions about drifted apart

What is drifted apart the simple past and past participle of?
Drifted apart is the simple past and past participle of drift apart.

Words near drifted apart in the dictionary

  1. driftages
  2. driftbolt
  3. driftbolts
  4. drifted
  5. drifted along
  6. drifted apart
  7. drifted off
  8. drifter
  9. drifters
  10. driftest
  11. drifteth

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