fall out of love

fall out of love — phrasal verb

  • fall out of lovebase form
  • falls out of love3rd person singular
  • falling out of love-ing form
  • fell out of lovepast simple
  • fallen out of lovepast participle

1. to stop having romantic feelings for a person you were once in love with, often

1.片語動詞不及物B1
釋義

to stop having romantic feelings for a person you were once in love with, often after a gradual change in the relationship

例句

Rania fell out of love with her boyfriend after they moved to different cities.

fall out of love + with + [someone]

Padma knew she had fallen out of love when she stopped missing her husband during trips.

past perfect: had fallen out of love

同義詞
  • stop loving

    more direct and less emotionally loaded than 'fall out of love'

  • grow apart

    emphasises a gradual process where both partners change in different directions

  • lose feelings for

    informal; focuses on the emotional change within one person

反義詞
  • fall in love

    the opposite process of beginning to have romantic feelings

文法句型

fall out of love + with + [someone]

用法筆記

Frequently used in past tense (fell out of love) or present perfect (have/has fallen out of love). The preposition 'with' introduces the person whose romantic feelings have ended.

常見錯誤

❌I fell out of love from him.
✅I fell out of love with him.
💡the correct preposition is 'with', not 'from'.
❌I fell out of love to my wife.
✅I fell out of love with my wife.
💡'to' is also incorrect; use 'with' to connect to the person.