How do you use "grow apart" in a sentence?

We grew apart after school. Couples sometimes grow apart over the years. Old friends can grow apart.

grow apart

To gradually become less close to someone When people slowly drift away from each other over time, often due to changing interests or circumstances.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

의미: To gradually become less close to someone

逐渐疏远

Distanciarse gradualmente de alguien

徐々に疎遠になる

점차 소원해지다

When people slowly drift away from each other over time, often due to changing interests or circumstances.

随着时间的推移，人们因兴趣或环境的变化而慢慢疏远。

Cuando las personas se van alejando poco a poco con el tiempo, a menudo debido a cambios en sus intereses o circunstancias.

時間の経過とともに、興味の変化や環境の違いなどで、人々がゆっくりと離れていくことを意味します。

관심사나 환경의 변화로 인해 시간이 지나면서 서서히 멀어지는 것을 의미한다.

Base verb: grow

Particle: apart

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

We grew apart after school.
毕业后我们渐行渐远
Nos distanciamos después del colegio
卒業後、私たちは疎遠になった
졸업 후 우리는 소원해졌어요.
Couples sometimes grow apart over the years.
夫妻有时会随着岁月逐渐疏远
Las parejas a veces se distancian con los años
カップルは年月とともに疎遠になることがある
부부도 세월이 지나면 소원해질 수 있어요.
Old friends can grow apart.
老朋友也会渐行渐远
Los viejos amigos pueden distanciarse
旧友も疎遠になることがある
오랜 친구도 소원해질 수 있어요.

맥락: relationships, change

어조: melancholic

We just grew apart
我们只是渐渐疏远了
Simplemente nos distanciamos
私たちはただ疎遠になっただけ
우리는 그냥 소원해졌어

From growing in different directions.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal