"part ways" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "parts ways",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "parting ways",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "parted ways",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "parted ways",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "part ways (third-person singular simple present parts ways, present participle parting ways, simple past and past participle parted ways)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The two friends parted ways at the intersection.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To go in different directions."
      ],
      "id": "en-part_ways-en-verb-eXH47~yw",
      "links": [
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "go in different directions",
          "word": "割捨"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gēshě",
          "sense": "go in different directions",
          "word": "割舍"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "go in different directions",
          "word": "分道揚鑣"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fēndàoyángbiāo",
          "sense": "go in different directions",
          "word": "分道扬镳"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "go in different directions",
          "word": "luovuttaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "go in different directions",
          "word": "luopua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "go in different directions",
          "word": "erroissa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "go in different directions",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "rozstawać się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "go in different directions",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "rozstać się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rasxodítʹsja",
          "sense": "go in different directions",
          "word": "расходи́ться"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To end a relationship; to pursue a certain choice, course of action, etc. in a way that alienates or reduces communication with a partner."
      ],
      "id": "en-part_ways-en-verb-2GSRkOx6",
      "links": [
        [
          "relationship",
          "relationship"
        ],
        [
          "pursue",
          "pursue"
        ],
        [
          "choice",
          "choice"
        ],
        [
          "course of action",
          "course of action"
        ],
        [
          "alienate",
          "alienate"
        ],
        [
          "reduce",
          "reduce"
        ],
        [
          "communication",
          "communication"
        ],
        [
          "partner",
          "partner"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "part ways"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "parts ways",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "parting ways",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "parted ways",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "parted ways",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "part ways (third-person singular simple present parts ways, present participle parting ways, simple past and past participle parted ways)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The two friends parted ways at the intersection.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To go in different directions."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To end a relationship; to pursue a certain choice, course of action, etc. in a way that alienates or reduces communication with a partner."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "relationship",
          "relationship"
        ],
        [
          "pursue",
          "pursue"
        ],
        [
          "choice",
          "choice"
        ],
        [
          "course of action",
          "course of action"
        ],
        [
          "alienate",
          "alienate"
        ],
        [
          "reduce",
          "reduce"
        ],
        [
          "communication",
          "communication"
        ],
        [
          "partner",
          "partner"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "go in different directions",
      "word": "割捨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gēshě",
      "sense": "go in different directions",
      "word": "割舍"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "go in different directions",
      "word": "分道揚鑣"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fēndàoyángbiāo",
      "sense": "go in different directions",
      "word": "分道扬镳"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "go in different directions",
      "word": "luovuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "go in different directions",
      "word": "luopua"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "go in different directions",
      "word": "erroissa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "go in different directions",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "rozstawać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "go in different directions",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "rozstać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasxodítʹsja",
      "sense": "go in different directions",
      "word": "расходи́ться"
    }
  ],
  "word": "part ways"
}