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to come apart
01
to disassemble or break into separate pieces
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
apart
Base verb
come
Present tense
come apart
3rd person singular
comes apart
Present participle
coming apart
Past simple
came apart
Past participle
come apart
Examples
The toy robot came apart when it fell off the shelf.
02
to experience an emotional or mental breakdown
Intransitive
Examples
After the tragic news, she felt herself starting to come apart emotionally.
