depart B1 Topic:Travel Also spelled departured US /dɪˈpɑɹt/ UK /dɪˈpɑːt/ See IPA manual Freq #9549 Meanings 1 verb To leave a place, especially to begin a journey. The train departs from platform two at nine o'clock. 2 verb To do something differently from what is usual or expected. His latest statements seemed to depart from the party's policy. 3 verb To die (used as a gentle or polite expression). He departed this life peacefully, surrounded by his family. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to leave a place,... leave 2 verb · to do something differently... deviatedivergevary 3 verb · to die (used as a gentle or... die ↔ Opposites arrivecomeconformlivestay Word family Forms departeddepartingdeparts Derived forms departeedeparter Related forms departure Etymology AI details From Old French departir, from Late Latin departiō (“to divide”), from dē- (“away from”) + partiō (“part, divide”). *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European departir Old French departiō la-lat View etymology graph -> Topics Travel External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # depart **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dɪˈpɑɹt/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈpɑːt/ **Frequency rank:** 9549 ## Meanings 1. To leave a place, especially to begin a journey. 2. To do something differently from what is usual or expected. 3. To die (used as a gentle or polite expression). ## Examples - The train departs from platform two at nine o'clock. - His latest statements seemed to depart from the party's policy. - He departed this life peacefully, surrounded by his family. ## Antonyms - arrive - come - conform - live - stay ## Derived Forms - departee - departer ## Related Forms - departure ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *perh₃- - Root: departir - Root: departiō ## Etymology From Old French departir, from Late Latin departiō (“to divide”), from dē- (“away from”) + partiō (“part, divide”). ## AI Etymology depart comes from Old French departir, from Late Latin departiō (“to divide”), from dē- (“away from”) + partiō (“part, divide”). The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-, Old French departir, la-lat departiō. Current senses include to leave a place, especially to begin a journey and to do something differently from what is usual or expected. English relatives and later formations include departee, departer, departure. ## Topics - Travel markdown