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departing

de·part
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-pahrt]
    • /dɪˈpɑrt/
    • /dɪˈpɑːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-pahrt]
    • /dɪˈpɑrt/

Definitions of departing word

  • verb without object departing to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52. 1
  • verb without object departing to diverge or deviate (usually followed by from): The new method departs from the old in several respects. 1
  • verb without object departing to pass away, as from life or existence; die. 1
  • verb with object departing to go away from; leave: to depart this life. 1
  • noun departing Archaic. departure; death. 1
  • noun departing Present participle of depart. 1
See all 10 definitions of departing

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Origin of departing

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.)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Departing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Departing

departing 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for departing

adj departing

  • last — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
  • farewell — Cape, a cape in S Greenland: most southerly point of Greenland.
  • final — pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time: the final meeting of the year.
  • goodbye — a farewell.

noun departing

  • castoffs — Plural form of castoff.
  • castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned
  • disavowal — a disowning; repudiation; denial.
  • passing — going by or past; elapsing: He was feeling better with each passing day.
  • desertion — the act of deserting or abandoning or the state of being deserted or abandoned

adjective departing

  • parting — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
All 10 Synonyms of departing

Antonyms for departing

noun departing

  • coming — A coming event or time is an event or time that will happen soon.

adjective departing

  • nearing — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
All 2 Antonyms of departing

Top questions with departing

  • what does departing mean?
  • what platform is my train departing from?

Related words

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    If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.

  • aberrant

    Aberrant means unusual and not socially acceptable.

  • aberration

    An aberration is an incident or way of behaving that is not typical.

  • decedent

    a deceased person

  • deviant

    Deviant behaviour or thinking is different from what people normally consider to be acceptable.

  • digressive

    tending to digress; departing from the main subject.
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