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- Dictionarydepart/dɪˈpɑːt/
verb
- 1. leave, especially in order to start a journey: "they departed for Germany" Similar Opposite
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to go away from a place, esp. on a trip: The last flight to Cleveland departs at 8 p.m. He shook hands and then departed. If you depart from your usual or intended activity or behavior, you do something different: On the last show, they departed from their usual format.
The meaning of DEPART is to go away : leave. How to use depart in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Depart.
verb (used without object) to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52. Antonyms: arrive. to diverge or deviate (usually followed by from ): The new method departs from the old in several respects. to pass away, as from life or existence; die.
to go away from a place, esp. on a trip: The last flight to Cleveland departs at 8 p.m. He shook hands and then departed. If you depart from your usual or intended activity or behavior, you do something different: On the last show, they departed from their usual format.
To depart is to go away or to choose a different direction. If you are catching a plane, you are soon to depart. And, if you are wearing a kilt instead of jeans, you depart from your usual look.
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, esp. as a result of adverse fortune in war: to retreat to secondary lines of defense. withdraw suggests leaving ...
1. To go away; leave: I depart for the islands at noon. 2. To die. 3. To vary, as from a regular course; deviate: depart from custom. See Synonyms at swerve. v.tr. To go away from; leave: "I departed the oppressive building quickly ... without a backward glance" (Joyce Carol Oates).
