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English verb: fall apart | |||
| 1. | fall apart (emotion) lose one's emotional or mental composure | ||
| Samples | She fell apart when her only child died. | ||
| Synonyms | go to pieces | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break down, lose it, snap | ||
| 2. | fall apart (contact) go to pieces | ||
| Samples | The lawn mower finally broke. The gears wore out. The old chair finally fell apart completely. | ||
| Synonyms | break, bust, wear, wear out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crumble, decay, dilapidate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fray, frazzle | ||
| Verb group | break, bust | ||
| 3. | fall apart (change) break or fall apart into fragments | ||
| Samples | The cookies crumbled. The Sphinx is crumbling. | ||
| Synonyms | crumble | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disintegrate | ||
| 4. | fall apart (change) become separated into pieces or fragments | ||
| Samples | The figurine broke. The freshly baked loaf fell apart. | ||
| Synonyms | break, come apart, separate, split up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break open, break up, burst, burst, bust, crack, crush, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, ladder, puncture, run, smash, snap, split | ||
| Verb group | break | ||
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