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depart
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de·part  (d-pärt)
v. de·part·ed, de·part·ing, de·parts
v.intr.
1. To go away; leave.
2. To die.
3. To vary, as from a regular course; deviate: depart from custom. See Synonyms at swerve.
v.tr.
To go away from; leave.

[Middle English departen, from Old French departir, to split, divide : de-, de- + partir, to divide (from Latin partre, from pars, part-, part; see part).]

depart
Verb
1. to leave
2. to differ or deviate: to depart from the original concept [Old French departir]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.depart - move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
shove along, shove off, blow - leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!"
exit, get out, go out, leave - move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
2.departdepart - be at variance with; be out of line with
aberrate - diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration; "The surfaces of the concave lens may be proportioned so as to aberrate exactly equal to the convex lens"
aberrate - diverge from the expected; "The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman"
belie, contradict, negate - be in contradiction with
differ - be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"
3.depart - leave; "The family took off for Florida"
go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
lift off, take off - depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"
roar off - leave; "The car roared off into the fog"
blaze out, blaze - move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space"
sally forth, sally out - set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner
4.depart - go away or leave
walk out of - leave, usually as an expression of disapproval
congee - depart after obtaining formal permission; "He has congeed with the King"
beat a retreat - depart hastily
go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
plump out - depart suddenly; "He plumped out of the house"
break camp, decamp - leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn"
stay - remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children"
5.depart - 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"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
leave office, step down, quit, resign - give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
drop out - leave school or an educational program prematurely; "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program"
6.depart - wander from a direct or straight course
deviate, divert - turn aside; turn away from

depart
verb 1. leave, go, withdraw, retire, disappear, quit, retreat, exit, go away, vanish, absent (yourself), start out, migrate, set forth, take (your) leave, decamp, hook it (slang) slope off, pack your bags (informal) make tracks, rack off Austral., N.Z. (slang) << OPPOSITE arrive
verb 2. deviate, vary, differ, stray, veer, swerve, diverge, digress, turn aside
verb 3. Chiefly U.S. resign, leave, quit, step down (informal) give in your notice, call it a day or night, vacate your post
Translations
depart [dɪˈpɑːt] viirse, marcharse; [train] → salir;
to depart from (fig) (= differ from); apartarse de

depart [dɪˈpɑːt] vipartir;
to depart from (= leave) → quitter, partir de (fig) (= differ from); s'écarter de

depart [dɪˈpɑːt] vi (visitor) → abreisen: (on foot) → weggehen;
(bus, train) → abfahren;
(plane) → abfliegen;
to depart from (fig) → abweichen von

depart [dɪˈpɑːt] vipartire;
to depart from (leave) → allontanarsi da, partire da;
(fig) → deviare da

depart
v depart [diˈpaːt]
1 to go away The tour departed from the station at 9 a.m. vertrek يُغادِر، يَنْطَلِق тръгвам odjet rejse; afgå abgehen, ab-/wegfahren αναχωρώ partir, salir lahkuma ترک کردن؛ عازم شدن lähteä partir לָצֵאת לָדֶרֶך प्रस्थान करना otići,otputovati elutazik, elindul berangkat fara, leggja af stað partire 出発する 떠나다, 출발하다 išvykti aiziet; aizbraukt pergi vertrekken dra, reise, odjeżdżać, odchodzić itd. partir a pleca отбывать odísť oditi otići avresa, avgå จากไป kalkmak, hareket etmek 起程 від'їжджати; вирушати رخصت ہونا khởi hành
2 (withfrom) to cease to follow (a course of action) We departed from our original plan. afwyk van يَنْحَرِف عَن спирам odchýlit se afvige; bryde med abkommen von παρεκκλίνω apartarse, alejarse de kõrvale kalduma دور شدن از؛ منحرف شدن از poiketa s'écarter de לִסטוֹת, לַחֲרוֹג से हटना odstupati eltér (vmitől) menyimpang hverfa frá allontanarsi da それる 벗어나다, 이탈하다 nukrypti novirzīties berangkat afwijken avvike, fravike odstępować afastar-se a se îndepărta de отступать (от) odchýliť sa odstopiti (od česa) odstupiti frångå ออกจาก;ละทิ้ง ayrılmak, sapmak 違反 ухилятися; відмовлятися انحراف کرنا ngừng tiến hành
n deˈparture [-tʃə]
an act of departing The departure of the train was delayed. vertrek رَحيل، مُغادَرَه، إنْطِلاق тръгване odjezd afrejse; afgang; afsked die Abfahrt αναχώρηση partida, marcha, salida lahkumine عزیمت؛ انحراف lähtö départ עָזִיבָה प्रस्थान odlazak (el)indulás keberangkatan brottför partenza 出発 출발, 일탈 išvykimas aiziešana; aizbraukšana; novirzīšanās keberangkatan vertrek avskjed, avgang, avreise odjazd, odlot partida plecare отправление odchod odhod polazak avresa, avfärd, avgång การออกเดินทาง kalkış, hareket 啟程 відправлення; відхід روانگی sự khởi hành


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