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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.
Definition of depart verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 ...
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.
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).
DEPART definition: to leave a place, especially to start a journey to another place: . Learn more.
1. When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place. [...] 2. If you depart from a traditional, accepted, or agreed way of doing something, you do it in a different or unexpected way. [...] 3. If someone departs from a job, they resign from it or leave it.
