"part ways" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: parts ways [present, singular, third-person], parting ways [participle, present], parted ways [participle, past], parted ways [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} part ways (third-person singular simple present parts ways, present participle parting ways, simple past and past participle parted ways)
  1. To go in different directions. Translations (go in different directions): 割捨 /割舍 (gēshě) (Chinese Mandarin), 分道揚鑣 /分道扬镳 (fēndàoyángbiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), luovuttaa (Finnish), luopua (Finnish), erroissa (Ingrian), rozstawać się [imperfective] (Polish), rozstać się [perfective] (Polish), расходи́ться (rasxodítʹsja) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-part_ways-en-verb-eXH47~yw Disambiguation of 'go in different directions': 98 2
  2. (figurative, by extension) To end a relationship; to pursue a certain choice, course of action, etc. in a way that alienates or reduces communication with a partner. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-part_ways-en-verb-2GSRkOx6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 87

Inflected forms

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      "word": "割捨 /割舍"
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      "sense": "go in different directions",
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      "sense": "go in different directions",
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      "sense": "go in different directions",
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      "word": "rozstać się"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "go in different directions",
      "word": "расходи́ться"
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