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grew apart

grew apart is the simple past of grow apart.

Meaning of grow apart

Verb

grow apart (third-person singular simple present grows apart, present participle growing apart, simple past grew apart, past participle grown apart)

  1. (idiomatic) To gradually become estranged.

Questions about grew apart

What is grew apart the simple past of?
Grew apart is the simple past of grow apart.

Words near grew apart in the dictionary

  1. grew
  2. grew a custom
  3. grew a pair
  4. grew a set
  5. grew a tail
  6. grew apart
  7. grew away from
  8. grew cold
  9. grew into
  10. grew like a weed
  11. grew on

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