Depart Definition & Meaning

depart
verb
  1. move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
  2. be at variance with; be out of line with
  3. leave; "The family took off for Florida"
  4. go away or leave
  5. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
  6. wander from a direct or straight course

Synonyms for depart

deviate adj

markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior

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digress verb

lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or

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diverge verb

move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here" have no limits as a mathematical series extend in a different

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go adj

functioning correctly and ready for action

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leave noun

the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty

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part adv

in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame

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quit verb

put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" give up or retire from a position

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sidetrack noun

a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass wander from a

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start noun

the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start" the time at which something is supposed to begin

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straggle noun

a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings

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"Depart" in song lyrics

See how depart is used in real songs:

  • "Put this out, before I depart"
    3rd Bass — Green Eggs and Swine
  • "Archery shower of darts, cowards with flowers depart"
    Bronze Nazareth — Poem Burial Ground
  • "and Rico Maye...maaan why you had to depart"
    Dirty — R.I.P.

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Frequently asked questions

What does depart mean?
move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" be at variance with; be out of line with leave; "The family took off for Florida" go away or leave remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes" wander from a direct or straight course
What part of speech is depart?
Depart is a verb.
How many definitions does depart have?
Depart has 6 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).

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