departed
Americanadjective
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deceased; dead.
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gone; past.
noun
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departeds
plural
adjective
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Origin of departed
Explanation
Something that's departed is gone, or happened in the distant past. An archaeologist might unearth artifacts from a departed era. Anything that's past or long gone is departed, including a person who has died. When your friend talks about her dear, departed Uncle Bob, you know that Uncle Bob is no longer living. The word has been a euphemism for "dead" since at least the 16th century — the traditional wedding service once read "till death us depart," rather than today's "till death do us part."
Vocabulary lists containing departed
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Example Sentences
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In the first weeks of the conflict, dozens of planes landed at or departed from Dubai International Airport within five minutes of warnings of missile or drone attacks, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The flight, which had departed from Dubai, landed safely in Saudi Arabia.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
HMS Agamemnon departed its construction home at BAE systems in Barrow last week and went through its first dive at sea in the Navy's Inner Hebrides exercise areas en-route.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
A spokesperson for the local organising committee said the Pakistan and South Korea teams had departed from the same accommodation and there was "an error in matching teams to vehicles".
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
He experienced its wavering progress as it departed his hand.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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