rip apart
To be destroyed due to the malevolent actions of othersTo be destroyed due to the malevolent actions of others.
» I can rip you apart with my bare hands.
Ich kann dich mit meinen bloßen Händen zerreißen.
Я могу разорвать тебя голыми руками.
Meaning
1 sensesTo be destroyed due to the malevolent actions of others.
Your decisions are ripping this family apart.
Examples
12 sentencesI can rip you apart with my bare hands.
ruЯ могу разорвать тебя голыми руками. — corvard
deIch kann dich mit meinen bloßen Händen zerreißen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Don't shoot, you'll rip him apart!
Reality is ripping apart at the seams.
This moon was ripped apart by tidal forces.
ruЭтот спутник был разорван приливными силами. — corvard
deDieser Mond ist durch die Gezeitenkräfte auseinandergerissen worden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The house was ripped apart by the tornado.
Forms
rips apart, ripping apart, ripped apart, ripped apart| Base form | rip apart · to rip apart |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rips apart |
| Present participle | ripping apart |
| Past simple | ripped apart |
| Past participle | ripped apart |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- rip offкрасти, украстиTo pull off by ripping.
- rip outприбрати, видалитиTo remove by ripping
- rip upTo destroy by ripping.
- rip onTo mock; to ridicule.
- rip downTo dismantle or demolish (something).
- rip intoTo verbally attack or criticise.
- rip alongTo rush headlong.
- rip apartTo be destroyed due to the malevolent actions of others.
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