part company
part company · parts company · parted company · parting company
To end a relationshipTo end a relationship.
» We wished each other well and parted company.
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2 sensesTo end a relationship.
To separate; to go one's own way (of two or more people or things).
The vines parted company with the wall as I attempted the climb, and I crashed to the ground.
Examples
7 sentencesWe wished each other well and parted company.
They parted company.
I will part company with her.
I took part in the company party.
That attitude is part of the company's culture.
Translations
1 languagesForms
parts company, parting company, parted company, parted company| Base form | part company · to part company |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | parts company |
| Present participle | parting company |
| Past simple | parted company |
| Past participle | parted company |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpart ways
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle