drift apart
English
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Verb
[edit]drift apart (third-person singular simple present drifts apart, present participle drifting apart, simple past and past participle drifted apart)
- (idiomatic, intransitive, of companions) To lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.
- We used to be good friends but we drifted apart over the years.
- 1931, John Klenner, Just Friends:
- To think of what we've been, and not to kiss again, seems like pretending it isn't ending, two friends drifting apart, two friends but one broken heart
Translations
[edit]to lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness
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