verb (rather formal)
1 ~ (for...) (from...) to leave a place, especially to start a trip:
[V] Flights for Amsterdam depart from Terminal 3. * She waited until the last of the guests had departed. * [VN] (AmE) The train departed Amritsar at 6.15 p.m.
2 (AmE) to leave your job:
[V] the departing president * [VN] He departed his job December 16.
seealsoDEPARTURE
IDIOMS
depart this life to die. People say 'depart this life' to avoid saying 'die'.
PHRASALVERBS
depart from sth to behave in a way that is different from usual:
Departing from her usual routine, she took the bus to work.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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