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flies apart

flies apart is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fly apart.

Meaning of fly apart

Verb

fly apart (third-person singular simple present flies apart, present participle flying apart, simple past flew apart, past participle flown apart)

  1. (figuratively, intransitive) To break into many pieces by exploding, literally or figuratively.

Questions about flies apart

What is flies apart the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Flies apart is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fly apart.

Words near flies apart in the dictionary

  1. Flieringa ring
  2. Flieringa rings
  3. fliers
  4. flies
  5. flies a kite
  6. flies apart
  7. flies at
  8. flies baker
  9. flies blind
  10. flies by
  11. flies by the seat of one's pants

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