depart
/dɪˈpɑrt/
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Type
Verb
Meaning
To leave a place, especially to start a journey.
The train departs every morning at seven sharp from track four.
Did the delegation depart for Chicago after the press briefing concluded?
To deviate or diverge from an established standard, custom, or plan.
The director chose to depart from the original script during the final scene.
Rarely does our company depart from established safety protocols under any circumstances.
To leave a job, organization, or position.
She will depart the firm at the end of the fiscal year.
Why did the executive editor depart from the magazine so abruptly?
How it's used
When this means “leave a place”
- depart for Chicago
“depart from there.”
The tourists departed for the airport after breakfast.
When this means “deviate from a norm”
- depart from tradition
“depart from it.”
The architect departed from conventional design styles.
When this means “leave a role”
- depart the company
- depart from the board
“depart it.”
He decided to depart the organization after five productive years.
Collocations
- depart for
- depart from
- scheduled to depart
- depart from the script
- depart from the norm
- depart office
Idioms
depart this life
formal euphemism for dying
The beloved community leader departed this life quietly surrounded by family.