departure

B1 Topic:Travel

US /dɪˈpɑːrtʃɝ/ UK /dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #6914

Meanings

1

noun
The act of leaving a place, especially to start a journey.

Our departure was delayed because of the bad weather.
2

noun
A change from what is usual or expected.

This bold new design is a departure from their usual style.

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1 noun · the act of leaving a place,... going leaving

2 noun · a change from what is usual... deviation difference divergence

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arrival

Word family

Forms departures

Derived forms nondeparturepostdeparturepredeparture

Related forms depart

Etymology

From Old French deporteure (“departure; figuratively, death”). By surface analysis, depart + -ure.

Topics

Travel

# departure

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** dɪˈpɑːrtʃɝ
**IPA (UK):** dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)
**Frequency rank:** 6914

## Meanings
1. The act of leaving a place, especially to start a journey.
2. A change from what is usual or expected.

## Examples
- Our departure was delayed because of the bad weather.
- This bold new design is a departure from their usual style.

## Synonyms
- exit
- leaving

## Antonyms
- arrival

## Derived Forms
- nondeparture
- postdeparture
- predeparture

## Related Forms
- depart

## Roots and Affixes
- Affix: -ure - act

## Etymology
From Old French deporteure (“departure; figuratively, death”). By surface analysis, depart + -ure.

## AI Etymology
departure comes from Old French deporteure (“departure; figuratively, death”). By surface analysis, depart + -ure. Current senses include The act of leaving a place, especially to start a journey and A change from what is usual or expected. English relatives and later formations include nondeparture, postdeparture, predeparture, depart.

## Topics
- Travel

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