English verb: drift apart | |||
| 1. | drift apart (emotion) lose personal contact over time | ||
| Samples | The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married. | ||
| Synonyms | drift away | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alien, alienate, disaffect, estrange | ||