depart

CEFRA2

/dɪˈpɑːt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To leave a place, especially to begin a journey.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To set out on a journey.

Examples

  • Flights for Rome depart from Terminal 3.

  • That airplane was not able to depart at the regular time.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To leave.

  2. To deviate (from), be different (from), fail to conform.

  3. To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.

More examples

In context

  • What time does the train for New York depart?

  • His latest statements seemed to depart from party policy somewhat.

  • to depart from a title or defence in legal pleading

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Antonyms

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Origin

verb

From Old French departir, from Late Latin departiō (“to divide”), from dē- (“away from”) + partiō (“part, divide”).