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parts ways

parts ways is the third-person singular simple present indicative of part ways.

Meaning of part ways

Verb

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

  1. To go in different directions.
    • The two friends parted ways at the intersection.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) To end a relationship; to pursue a certain choice, course of action, etc. in a way that alienates or reduces communication with a partner.
    • A relationship that Mr. [Barret] Zoph had with a Thinking Machines employee became public, and Ms. [Mira] Murati — who posted a public message about having “parted ways” with Mr. Zoph — has faced questions over her reasons for firing him and the state of the company.2026 January 22, Cade Metz, Kalley Huang, Mike Isaac, quoting Mira Murati, “The A.I. Start-Up Soap Opera Riveting Silicon Valley”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company...

Questions about parts ways

What is parts ways the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Parts ways is the third-person singular simple present indicative of part ways.

Words near parts ways in the dictionary

  1. Parts of Holland
  2. parts of speech
  3. parts off
  4. parts out
  5. parts unknown
  6. parts ways
  7. parts with
  8. parts-to-picker
  9. partsa
  10. partscore
  11. partscores

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