de ‧ part /dɪˈpɑːt $ -ɑːrt/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: departir , from partir 'to divide' ]
1 . [intransitive and transitive] to leave, especially when you are starting a journey ⇨ departure
depart from
ocean liners arriving at and departing from the island
depart for
Dorothy departed for Germany last week.
Flights by Air Europe depart Gatwick on Tuesdays.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say leave or go rather than depart :
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What time does the next plane leave/go?
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She left for Germany last week.
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Flights leave from Gatwick on Tuesdays.
2 . depart this life formal to die
3 . [intransitive] to start to use new ideas or do something in a different way ⇨ departure
depart from
It’s revolutionary music; it departs from the old form and structures.
In his speech, the President departed from his text only once.
4 . [intransitive and transitive] to leave an organization or job ⇨ departure :
the company’s departing chairman
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THESAURUS
■ to leave a place
▪ leave :
Just as I was leaving the house, the phone rang.
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We left early to avoid the traffic.
▪ go especially spoken to leave somewhere:
Come on, boys, it’s time to go.
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When does the next bus go?
▪ set off especially British English to leave somewhere and begin a journey:
The following day we set off for Vienna.
▪ take off if a plane takes off, it leaves the ground at the beginning of a flight:
Our plane took off late because of the fog.
▪ emigrate to leave your own country in order to live permanently in another country:
In 2002, his family emigrated to New Zealand.
▪ depart formal to leave – used especially about trains, buses, planes etc:
Coaches depart for the airport every 30 minutes.