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Phrasal verbs with "apart"

16 phrasal verbs use this particle

blow apart
B2

To destroy something by an explosion or violent force, or to thoroughly disprove an argument.

break apart
B1

to separate into pieces or make something separate into pieces

come apart
B1

To separate into pieces; to break or disassemble; or to lose emotional composure.

drift apart
B1

For people to gradually lose closeness in a relationship, without any argument or specific event causing it.

fall apart
B1

To break into pieces or collapse completely, physically or figuratively.

fly apart
B2

To suddenly break into pieces that scatter in different directions, often violently.

grow apart
B1

To gradually become less close to someone over time as your lives, interests, or values diverge.

pick apart
B2

To analyse or criticise something in very close detail, finding every flaw.

pull apart
B2

to separate something into pieces, or criticize it in detail

rip apart
B1

To tear something into pieces violently, or to criticise something harshly, or to destroy something emotionally or physically.

set apart
B2

To make someone or something noticeably different or distinct from others.

stand apart
B2

To be clearly different or separate from others in a notable way.

take apart
B1

To disassemble something into its component parts; also, to thoroughly criticize or defeat someone

tear apart
B1

To destroy something completely, to cause great emotional pain, or to criticise harshly.

tease apart
C1

To carefully separate strands, elements, or ideas that are tangled or mixed together.

tell apart
B1

To be able to see or identify the differences between two or more very similar things or people.