pɑ t/ verb 1. to come topieces  My shoes are falling apart.  Theporcelain dish just fell apart in my hands. 2.to come to an end (in its present form) When they showed him the letters, his life

cause to burst, fall apart, transitive To cause something to collapse, intransitive To fall down or inward suddenly; cave in, To fold compactly, To cause to fold, break down, or fall down or inward,