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to depart
01
to leave a location, particularly to go on a trip or journey
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
depart
3rd person singular
departs
Present participle
departing
Past simple
departed
Past participle
departed
Examples
The train is scheduled to depart from the station at 3:00 PM.
02
to leave a place
Transitive: to depart a place
Examples
As the sun set, it was time for them to depart the small village.
03
to deviate or move away from an accepted, prescribed, or usual course of action or behavior
Transitive: to depart from a course of action or behavior
Examples
The company decided to depart from traditional marketing strategies and explore innovative digital advertising techniques.
04
to resign or leave a position of employment
Transitive: to depart a position
Examples
After years of dedicated service, Susan decided to depart her role as the company's CFO.
05
to deviate or stray from a planned, direct, or straight path
Transitive: to depart from a path or direction
Examples
Lost in thought, the hiker began to depart from the trail.
Lexical Tree
departed
departer
department
depart
