[color=red]1-They were going apart from each other.
[color=blue]2-They were running apart from each other.
[color=indigo]3-They were moving apart from each other.
Can’t these sentences have two meanings:
a-They were putting greater distance between each other (the obvious meaning)
b-They were moving on parallel lines which were at a distance from each other.
Thank you very much Beeesneees for all your kind and precise replies.
What do you think of these
[color=blue]2a-They were runningfar apart from each other.
[color=indigo]3a-They were movingfar apart from each other.
[color=brown]4a-They were walking far apart from each other.
Do these mean:
a-They were putting greater distance between each other
or:
b-They were moving on parallel lines which were at a distance from each other.