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   depart

   /dɪˈpɑːt/

   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 usual course of action): "he departed from the precedent set by many" Similar deviatedivergedigressdriftstrayslewveerswerveturn awayturn asidebranch offdiffervarybe differentbe at variance withrun counter tocontrast withcontravenecontradictrare:divagate
   • ▪ leave (one's job): "he will soon depart his post as high commissioner to Britain"

   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’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What does 'depart' mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DEPART definition: 1. to go away or leave, especially on a journey: 2. to go away or leave, especially on a trip: 3…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean to depart from a place?

   • To depart from a place means to leave it and start a journey to another place. Our flight departs at midday. 4 meanings: 1. to go away; leave 2. to start out; set forth 3. to deviate; differ; vary 4. to quit (archaic, except in the.... Click for more definitions.

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   What does the word departen mean?

   • [Middle English departen, from Old French departir, to split, divide : de-, de- + partir, to divide (from Latin partīre, from pars, part-, part; see part ).] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What does it mean to depart from a plane?

   • 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. Airplanes and people coming in "arrive" while those going out depart.

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   The meaning of DEPART is to go away : leave. How to use depart in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Depart.

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   Depart definition: to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10. See examples of DEPART used in a sentence.

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   depart: 1 v go away or leave Synonyms: quit , take leave Antonyms: stay remain behind Types: show 5 types... hide 5 types... walk out of leave, usually as an expression of disapproval congee depart after obtaining formal permission beat a retreat depart hastily plump out depart suddenly break camp , decamp leave a camp Type of: go away , go ...

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   To go away; leave: I depart for the islands at noon. 2. To die. 3. To vary, as from a regular course;... Depart - definition of depart by The Free Dictionary.