grow apart
(also grow away from sb) — phrasal verb with grow /ɡrəʊ/
/ɡroʊ/ verb (grew, grown)Definition
› If two people in a close relationship grow apart or if they grow away from each other, they gradually begin to have a less close relationship, usually because they no longer have the same interests and want the same things: There was nobody else involved, we just grew apart.Ending relationships and divorce
(Definition of grow apart from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a parting of the ways idiom
- affiliation order noun
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