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Depart has 8 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

Division; separation, as of compound substances.

"The chemical analysis revealed that heat caused a complete departure of the mixture into its individual elements."

In plain English: There is no noun form of depart because it is only used as a verb meaning to leave.

"The sudden depart caused confusion among the passengers waiting at the station."

Usage: This noun form refers to the physical splitting or division of materials and is rarely used in modern everyday language compared to its verb counterpart meaning to leave. You will mostly encounter it in scientific texts describing chemical reactions rather than casual conversation about travel plans.

Verb
1

move away from a place into another direction

"Go away before I start to cry"

"The train departs at noon"

2

be at variance with; be out of line with

"His actions depart from the standards set by his peers, causing concern among the committee members."

3

leave

"The family took off for Florida"

4

go away or leave

"The train will depart from platform three in five minutes."

5

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"

6

wander from a direct or straight course

"The hikers had to depart from their usual trail when they encountered a landslide blocking the way."

7

To leave.

"The train will depart from station 4 at noon."

Example Sentences
"The sudden depart caused confusion among the passengers waiting at the station." noun
"The bus driver waited for all passengers to depart before closing the door." noun
"His sudden departure left the room in silence and confusion." noun
"We celebrated his departure with a small gathering at the airport." noun
Related Terms
Antonyms
come up conform stay
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
exit differ leave change deviate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
shove off aberrate contradict take off roar off blaze sally forth walk out of congee beat a retreat plump out decamp leave office drop out

Origin

The word depart comes from the Old French departir, which originally meant "to divide." It traveled into English with this sense of separation rather than its modern meaning.

Rhyming Words
art mart bart dart tart lart hart fart kart cart sart vart wart part skart boart swart snart chart clart
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