grow apart

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to become less close in a personal relationship over time

   Phrasal verb · Intransitive

   grow apart

   Usage: This sense has no direct object. Keep grow apart together; any following place, cause or topic phrase is additional.

   They grew apart after leaving university and gradually stopped sharing news about their lives.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   They grew apart after leaving university and gradually stopped sharing news about their lives.

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