"drift apart" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-drift apart.ogg Forms: drifts apart [present, singular, third-person], drifting apart [participle, present], drifted apart [participle, past], drifted apart [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} drift apart (third-person singular simple present drifts apart, present participle drifting apart, simple past and past participle drifted apart)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, of companions) To lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Translations (to lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness): 疏遠 (Chinese Mandarin), 疏远 (shūyuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 生疏 (shēngshū) (Chinese Mandarin), ajautua erilleen (Finnish), se perdre de vue (French), eltávolodik (Hungarian), perdersi di vista (Italian), отдаля́ться (otdaljátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), отдали́ться (otdalítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), расходи́ться (rasxodítʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), разойти́сь (razojtísʹ) [perfective] (Russian), distanciarse (Spanish)

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