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   de·part

   /dəˈpärt/

   verb

   • 1. leave, especially in order to start a journey: "they departed for Germany" Similar leavegogo awaygo offtake one's leavetake oneself offwithdrawabsent oneselfsay one's goodbyesquitmake an exitexitbreak campdecampretreatbeat a retreatretiremake offclear outmake oneself scarcerun offrun awayfleeflyboltset offset outstart outget goingget under waybe on one's wayinformal:make tracksup stickspack one's bagsshove offpush offclear offtake offskedaddlescramsplitscootflitsling one's hookvamoosehightail itcut outformal:repairremoveliterary:betake oneselfrare:abstract oneselfOpposite arrivestay
   • ▪ deviate from (an accepted, prescribed, or traditional course of action): "he departed from the precedent set by many" Similar deviatedivergedigressdriftstrayslewveerswerveturn awayturn asidebranch offdiffervarybe differentbe at variance withrun counter tocontrast withcontravenecontradictrare:divagate

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French departir, based on Latin dispertire ‘to divide’. The original sense was ‘separate’, also ‘take leave of each other’, hence ‘go away’.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the verb depart, which means to go away, leave, or die. See examples, word history, and related phrases of depart.

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   Depart is a verb that means to go away or leave, especially on a journey. Learn how to use depart in different contexts, such as formal situations, idioms, and phrasal verbs, with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   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.

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   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.

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   Depart is a verb that means to go away or leave, especially on a trip. Learn how to use it in different contexts, such as formal situations, idioms, and phrasal verbs, with examples and translations.

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   Depart is a verb that means to leave a place, especially to start a trip. It can also mean to leave your job in North American English. Learn how to use it in different contexts and see synonyms and idioms.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the verb depart, which can mean to leave, to start a journey, to deviate, or to die. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and idioms related to depart.