Definition & Meaning of "departed"in English

Departed

someone who is no longer alive

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Human

Composition

Compound

Countable

Plural form

departed

(of a person) no longer alive

dead

deceased

late

no more

Formal

Grammatical Information

Composition

past participle adjective

qualitative

ungradable

Examples

The departed king was remembered for his fairness and compassion.

well in the past; former

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