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rips apart

rips apart is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rip apart.

Meaning of rip apart

Verb

rip apart (third-person singular simple present rips apart, present participle ripping apart, simple past and past participle ripped apart)

  1. (transitive) To be destroyed due to the malevolent actions of others.
    • Your decisions are ripping this family apart.

Questions about rips apart

What is rips apart the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rips apart is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rip apart.

Words near rips apart in the dictionary

  1. riproximin
  2. rips
  3. rips a page out of someone's book
  4. rips a page out of someone's playbook
  5. rips along
  6. rips apart
  7. rips ass
  8. rips down
  9. rips into
  10. rips it up
  11. rips off

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