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to drift away
01
to gradually move away or become distant, often in terms of physical distance or emotional detachment
Grammatical Information
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
drift away
3rd person singular
drifts away
Past simple
drifted away
Past participle
drifted away
Examples
After college, Sarah and I drifted away as we moved to different cities and started our careers.
