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to drift apart
[phrase form: drift]
01
to gradually become less close or connected, often due to a lack of shared interests or diverging paths
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
apart
Base verb
drift
Present tense
drift apart
3rd person singular
drifts apart
Present participle
drifting apart
Past simple
drifted apart
Past participle
drifted apart
Examples
Over the years, the friends started to drift apart as their lives took different paths.
