Meanings
verbgrow apart (third-person singular simple present grows apart, present participle growing apart, simple past grew apart, past participle grown apart)
present singular third person grows apart · participle present growing apart · past grew apart · participle past grown apart
- idiomaticTo gradually become estranged.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 逐漸疏遠 /逐渐疏远, 產生隔閡 /产生隔阂
- 逐漸疏遠 /逐渐疏远 (zhújiàn shūyuǎn)gradually become estranged
- 產生隔閡 /产生隔阂 (chǎnshēng géhé)gradually become estranged
Dutch uit elkaar groeien
- uit elkaar groeiengradually become estranged
Finnish kasvaa erilleen
- kasvaa erilleengradually become estranged
German sich auseinanderleben
- sich auseinanderlebengradually become estranged
Hungarian eltávolodik
- eltávolodikgradually become estranged
Cite this entry
APA
grow apart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grow%20apart
MLA
“grow apart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grow%20apart. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grow apart,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grow%20apart.
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