depart
Americanverb (used without object)
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to go away; leave.
She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52.
- Antonyms:
- arrive
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to diverge or deviate (usually followed byfrom ).
The new method departs from the old in several respects.
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to pass away, as from life or existence; die.
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
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to go away; leave
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to start out; set forth
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(usually foll by from) to deviate; differ; vary
to depart from normal procedure
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(tr) to quit (archaic, except in the phrase depart this life )
Related Words
Depart, retire, retreat, withdraw imply leaving a place. Depart is a somewhat literary word for going away from a place: to depart on a journey. Retire emphasizes absenting oneself or drawing back from a place: to retire from a position in battle. Retreat implies a necessary withdrawal, especially as a result of adverse fortune in war: to retreat to secondary lines of defense. Withdraw suggests leaving some specific place or situation, usually for some definite and often unpleasant reason: to withdraw from a hopeless task.
Other Word Forms
- undeparting adjective
Etymology
Origin of depart
1175–1225; Middle English departen < Old French departir, equivalent to de- de- + partir to go away; part ( v. )
Example Sentences
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Benjamin arrived in the U.S. from Chile through the Visa Waiver Program, which required him to depart on March 15, 2023, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
From Los Angeles Times
Subsequent orders weakened federal workers’ labor protections External link, mandated agency reorganization External link plans, and restricted new hires External link to no more than one for every four workers who departed.
From Barron's
In the 1950s, after the railroad departed and took the economy with it, two Seattleites conceived a plan to save the town: adopt a Bavarian theme and bet big on tourism.
Root screamed in frustration as he departed for 39.
From BBC
Several key partners had already left the firm before that decision, but the deal prompted several lawyers in the litigation group to depart as well.
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