Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come apart

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables
come a-part
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, apart.

verb

To break, separate.

Intransitive verb

verb

To have an emotional breakdown; to become emotionally dysfunctional; to have an intense emotional reaction.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

comes apart (present, singular) coming apart (participle, present) came apart (past)

Phrases

come apart at the seams

Synonyms

come undone break separate split up fall apart

Questions

What does come apart mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, apart.

How to pronounce come apart

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