verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a train leaves/departs
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Trains depart from Rugby at half-hourly intervals until 4.00 pm.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
before
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Gen Musharraf left for Agra airport shortly before midnight after spending an hour with Mr Vajpayee before departing .
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His replacement, Angelo Bengco from Jardine Fleming, stayed for a few months before departing .
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Before departing for Puebla, Santa Anna also resigned the presidency and supreme command of the army.
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Guests always begged leave to depart before lunch.
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They won without point guard Cameron Murray, who played only two minutes before departing with back spasms.
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I shivered when he put a necklace of them around me before departing .
■ NOUN
dear
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Sadly, Jimmy died in 1989, but all of the achievements owe much to this dear , departed , friend.
life
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An allegory may depart from everyday life into a make-believe world.
tour
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The tour departs October 11 for 15 days and costs £495.
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The tour departs Los Angeles on Aug. 3 and returns Aug. 16.
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The tour departs Tuesday, Dec. 23.
train
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L of C train via Rouen departs Main Station at 1530.
■ VERB
arrive
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There are, however, still many opportunities to see ocean liners arriving at and departing from the island.
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It occurred to Wayne that for some time now he was always arriving or departing .
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At the world's main airports a plane arrives or departs every 30 seconds.
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She always lived between arriving and departing .
prepare
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Then himself, standing in the middle of the mosaic, either coming back from Yzordderrex or preparing to depart .
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The dancing had broken up as a group of young men prepared to depart .
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In the kitchen the two cooks were preparing to depart .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the dear departed
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Phoney psychics could milk their rich clients for years, charging fancy prices for rap sessions with the dear departed.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Leopold stared after his departing nephew.
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The 06:33 Pullman will depart from London Euston from platform 4.
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The 12.15 shuttle service to Atlanta will depart from platform 16.
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The bus was due to depart at any moment.
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The train departs Waterloo at 09:00 hours on Saturday.
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Travelers departing Ukraine do not need an exit visa.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After opening the door for them, he stepped outside under the awning and watched them depart .
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An allegory may depart from everyday life into a make-believe world.
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But motorists, explorers and connoisseurs of beauty will follow the usual route departing along the A.83s.
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Circular Quay, where harbor cruises depart , is across the street.
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Harriman, ambassador in Paris since 1993, was widely expected to be departing this summer.
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He spent the afternoon in the Britches, as soon as the last of the party guests had departed.
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In doing so, it departs from the traditional, purely stylistic approach to classical art.
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The younger people had departed long ago for war work or service in the armed forces.