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- Dictionaryde·part/dəˈpärt/
verb
- 1. leave, especially in order to start a journey: "they departed for Germany" Similar Opposite
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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.
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.
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.
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 ]
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.
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).
Definition of depart verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DEPART definition: to leave a place, especially to start a journey to another place: . Learn more.
I depart for the Orient with all the means of success at my disposal. These early writings show clearly how Aristotle came to depart from Plato. They depart from Aloha Tower Marketplace, Pier 8.
