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grow apart

grow apart verb: to gradually become estranged.

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.

Forms of grow apart

third-person singular presentgrows apart
present participlegrowing apart
pastgrew apart
past participlegrown apart

Questions about grow apart

What does grow apart mean?
Grow apart means to gradually become estranged.
What part of speech is grow apart?
Grow apart is a verb.
What is the past tense of grow apart?
The past tense of grow apart is grew apart.

Words near grow apart in the dictionary

  1. grow
  2. grow a custom
  3. grow a pair
  4. grow a set
  5. grow a tail
  6. grow apart
  7. grow away from
  8. grow bag
  9. grow bags
  10. grow box
  11. grow boxes

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