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de·part
(dĭ-pärt′)v. de·part·ed, de·part·ing, de·parts
v.intr.
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).
[Middle English departen, from Old French departir, to split, divide : de-, de- + partir, to divide (from Latin partīre, from pars, part-, part; see part).]
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depart
(dɪˈpɑːt)vb (mainly intr)
1. to go away; leave
2. to start out; set forth
3. (usually foll by from) to deviate; differ; vary: to depart from normal procedure.
4. (tr) to quit (archaic, except in the phrase depart this life)
[C13: from Old French departir, from de- + partir to go away, divide, from Latin partīrī to divide, distribute, from pars a part]
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de•part
(dɪˈpɑrt)v.i.
1. to go away; leave.
2. to diverge or deviate (usu. fol. by from): Our method departs from theirs.
3. to pass away, as from life or existence; die.
v.t. 4. to go away from; leave.
n. [1175–1225; Middle English: to part company, divide, split < Old French departir=de- de- + partir to go away]
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depart
Past participle: departed
Gerund: departing
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| Verb | 1. | depart - move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" shove along, shove off, blow - leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" |
| 2. |  depart - be at variance with; be out of line withaberrate - diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration; "The surfaces of the concave lens may be proportioned so as to aberrate exactly equal to the convex lens" aberrate - diverge from the expected; "The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman" differ - be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect" | |
| 3. | depart - leave; "The family took off for Florida" go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" roar off - leave; "The car roared off into the fog" sally forth, sally out - set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner | |
| 4. | depart - go away or leave walk out of - leave, usually as an expression of disapproval congee - depart after obtaining formal permission; "He has congeed with the King" beat a retreat - depart hastily go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" plump out - depart suddenly; "He plumped out of the house" break camp, decamp - leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn" stay - remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children" | |
| 5. | depart - remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" leave office, step down, quit, resign - give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" drop out - leave school or an educational program prematurely; "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program" | |
| 6. | depart - wander from a direct or straight course |
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depart
verb
1. leave, go, withdraw, retire, disappear, quit, retreat, exit, go away, vanish, absent (yourself), start out, migrate, set forth, take (your) leave, decamp, hook it (slang), slope off, pack your bags (informal), make tracks, bog off (Brit. slang) In the morning Mr McDonald departed for Sydney.
leave remain, stay, arrive, turn up, show up (informal)
leave remain, stay, arrive, turn up, show up (informal)
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
depart
verb1. To move or proceed away from a place:
Idioms: hit the road, take leave.
2. To cease living:
Informal: pop off.
Idioms: bite the dust, breathe one's last, cash in, give up the ghost, go to one's grave, kick the bucket, meet one's end, pass on to the Great Beyond, turn up one's toes.
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Translations
يَرْحَلُيُغادِر، يَنْطَلِقيَنْحَرِف عَن
odjetodchýlit se
afgåafrejseafvigebryde medrejse
lähteä
odlaziti
fara, leggja af staîhverfa frá
出発する
출발하다
išvykimasišvyktinukrypti
aizbrauktaizietnovirzīties
oditi
avgå
ออกเดินทาง
khởi hành
depart
[dɪˈpɑːt]A. VI [person] → partir, irse, marcharse (from de) [train etc] → salir (at, for, from a para de) to depart from [+ custom, truth etc] → apartarse de, desviarse de
the train is about to depart → el tren está a punto de salir
the train is about to depart → el tren está a punto de salir
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
depart
vi
(= go away) → weggehen; (on journey) → abreisen; (by bus, car etc) → wegfahren; (train, bus etc) → abfahren; he departs for Rome tomorrow morning → er reist morgen früh nach Rom ab; the bus departs from the bus station → der Bus fährt vom or am Busbahnhof ab; the train at platform 6 departing for … → der Zug auf Bahnsteig 6 nach …; guests are asked to sign the register before they depart → Gäste werden gebeten, vor der Abreise einen Meldezettel auszufüllen; to be ready to depart (person) → start- or abfahrbereit sein; the visitors were about to depart → die Gäste waren im Begriff aufzubrechen; to depart on one’s way (liter, old) → sich aufmachen, aufbrechen
(= deviate: from opinion etc) → abweichen (from von)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
depart
[dɪˈpɑːt] vi to depart (from) (train) → partire (da); (person) → andar via (da), allontanarsi (da)to depart from tradition/the truth → scostarsi dalla tradizione/dalla verità
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
depart
(diˈpaːt) verb1. to go away. The tour departed from the station at 9 a.m.
2. (with from) to cease to follow (a course of action). We departed from our original plan.
deˈparture (-tʃə) noun an act of departing. The departure of the train was delayed.
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depart
→ يَرْحَلُ odjet afrejse abreisen αναχωρώ partir lähteä partir odlaziti partire 出発する 출발하다 vertrekken reise odejść partir отправляться avgå ออกเดินทาง ayrılmak khởi hành 出发Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009