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growing apart

growing apart is the present participle and gerund 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 growing apart

What is growing apart the present participle and gerund of?
Growing apart is the present participle and gerund of grow apart.

Words near growing apart in the dictionary

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

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