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- [dih-pahrt]
- /dɪˈpɑrt/
- /dɪˈpɑːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-pahrt]
- /dɪˈpɑrt/
Definitions of depart word
- verb depart When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place. 3
- verb depart If you depart from a traditional, accepted, or agreed way of doing something, you do it in a different or unexpected way. 3
- verb depart If someone departs from a job, they resign from it or leave it. In American English, you can say that someone departs a job. 3
- verb depart When someone departs this life, or departs this earth, they die. 3
- verb depart to go away; leave 3
- verb depart to start out; set forth 3
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Origin of depart
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English departen < Old French departir, equivalent to de- de- + partir to go away; see part (v.)
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Parts of speech for Depart
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
depart popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
depart usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for depart
verb depart
- blast off — When a space rocket blasts off, it leaves the ground at the start of its journey.
- quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
- pull out — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
- vacate — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
- retire — a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.
interjection depart
- begone — go away!
- offed — so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- offing — the state or fact of being off.
- outs — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- skiddoo — to go away; get out.
Antonyms for depart
verb depart
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- persevere — to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.
- come in — If information, a report, or a telephone call comes in, it is received.
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
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