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parting company

parting company is the present participle and gerund of part company.

Meaning of part company

Verb

part company (third-person singular simple present parts company, present participle parting company, simple past and past participle parted company)

  1. To end a relationship.
  2. To separate; to go one's own way (of two or more people or things).
    • The vines parted company with the wall as I attempted the climb, and I crashed to the ground.

Questions about parting company

What is parting company the present participle and gerund of?
Parting company is the present participle and gerund of part company.

Words near parting company in the dictionary

  1. partimento
  2. Partin
  3. partin'
  4. parting
  5. parting brass rags
  6. parting company
  7. parting gift
  8. parting gifts
  9. parting of the ways
  10. parting off
  11. parting out

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