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grow apart

phrasal verb

Definition of grow apart

: to become less friendly or emotionally close as time passes : to become distant from someone
  • My wife and I have grown apart over the years.

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grow play

  1. : to spring up and develop to maturity

  2. : to be able to grow in some place or situation

  3. : to assume some relation through or as if through a process of natural growth

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apart play

  1. : at a little distance

  2. : away from one another in space or time

  3. : as a separate unit : independently

  1. : separate, isolated

  2. : holding different opinions : divided

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