English Dictionary
Definition of “depart”
depart (dɪˈpɑːt
)
Definitions
verb (mainly intr)
- to go away; leave
- to start out; set forth
- (usually foll by from) to deviate; differ; vary ⇒
to depart from normal procedure
- (tr) to quit (archaic, except in the phrase depart this life)
Word Origin
C13: from Old French departir, from de- + partir to go away, divide, from Latin partīrī to divide, distribute, from pars a part
Synonyms
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leave,
go,
withdraw,
retire,
disappear,
quit,
retreat,
exit,
go away,
vanish,
absent (yourself)
start out,
migrate,
set forth,
take (your) leave
decamp,
hook it,
slope off,
pack your bags
make tracks,
bog off,
rack off,
Translations
- British English:
depart
To depart from a place means to leave it and start a journey to another place.Our flight departs at midday.dɪˈpɑːt VERB Our flight departs at midday.
- Spanish:
partir
v
- French:
partir
vi
- German:
abreisen
v
- Chinese: 出发 v
- Arabic: يَرْحَلُ v
- Portuguese: partir v
- Russian: отправляться v
- Croatian: odlaziti v
- Czech: odjet v odjíždět
- Danish: afrejse v
- Dutch: vertrekken v
- Finnish: lähteä v
- Greek: αναχωρώ v
- Italian: partire v
- Japanese: 出発する v
- Korean: 출발하다 v
- Norwegian: reise v
- Polish: odejść v odchodzić
- Brazilian Portuguese: partir v
- European Spanish:
partir
v
- Swedish: avgå v
- Thai: ออกเดินทาง v
- Turkish: ayrılmak v
- Vietnamese: khởi hành v
Usage examples
He brought back word from London that Louis is now willing to make peace, to depart from the kingdom.
Penman, Sharon, Here Be Dragons (1986)In contrast, aircraft arrive and depart every 1 minute at Singapore airport.
Business Today (1998)Concorde's claim to fame on its westward route is to arrive before you depart.
Globe and Mail (2003)And emerging as an early front-runner to take over should Houllier depart is Valencia's Rafael Benitez.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)He waits until the bird is silent, then he readies himself to depart.
Travers, P L, What the Bee Knows - reflections on myth, symbol and story (1989)
