fly apart
fly apart · flies apart · flew apart · flown apart · flying apart
To break into many pieces by exploding, literally or figurativelyTo break into many pieces by exploding, literally or figuratively.
Meaning
1 senses(figuratively)To break into many pieces by exploding, literally or figuratively.
Translations
1 languagesForms
flies apart, flying apart, flew apart, flown apart| Base form | fly apart · to fly apart |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | flies apart |
| Present participle | flying apart |
| Past simple | flew apart |
| Past participle | flown apart |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- fly byпройти, проходитиTo pass or go past quickly, often without much interaction
- fly upTo ascend rapidly
- fly offTo flee rapidly; to run away.
- fly outTo travel by airplane to a destination.
- fly inTo use a flying switch to switch train cars.
- fly intoTo erupt in an emotional outburst.
- fly apartTo break into many pieces by exploding, literally or figuratively.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.