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- DictionaryDe·part/dəˈpärt/
verb
- 1. leave, especially in order to start a journey: "they departed for Germany"
The meaning of DEPART is to go away : leave. How to use depart in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Depart.
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.
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. Airports and train stations have gates for arrivals and departures.
6 days ago · If you depart from a traditional, accepted, or agreed way of doing something, you do it in a different or unexpected way. Why is it in this country that we have departed from good educational sense? [ VERB + from ]
Definition of depart verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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).
to leave a place, especially to start a journey to another place: The train to Lincoln will depart from platform 9. He departed for Paris on Tuesday. (Definition of depart from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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.
