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Depart Definition, Examples, and Common Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：leave to start a trip (depart)

depart 🔊

/dɪˈpɑːrt/

vi.

To leave a place to go somewhere else, especially to start a trip.

Person with suitcase waving goodbye at airport departure gate

leave to start a trip 🔊

➕

/liːv tə stɑːrt ə trɪp/

vi.

To go away from a place, especially when beginning a journey.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'dispartire' (dis- 'apart' + partire 'to part, divide').

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine 'de' (away) + 'part' (go away) = depart. Think of a ship parting from the dock.

📖 Example

We need to depart for the airport by 6 AM to catch our flight. 🔊 We need to depart for the airport by 6 AM to catch our flight.

🔗 Collocations

depart for – leave for a destination

depart from – leave from a specific place

depart on a journey – begin a trip

🔄 Synonyms

leave (v.) – to go away from a place

set off (phrasal verb) – to begin a journey

embark (v.) – to board a ship or aircraft, or begin a journey

🚫 Antonyms

arrive (v.) – to reach a destination

stay (v.) – to remain in a place

remain (v.) – to continue to stay

🌱 Derivatives

departure (n.) – the act of leaving

departed (adj.) – having left or died

departing (adj.) – leaving or going away

📖 Cultural Story

From Old French 'departir' (de- 'away' + partir 'to divide'). Originally 'separate', later used for 'leave'.

Meaning 2：deviate from the norm (depart)

depart 🔊

/dɪˈpɑːrt/

vi.

To do something different from what is usual, expected, or originally planned.

Hiking boots stepping off paved path onto grassy field

deviate from the norm 🔊

➕

/ˈdiːvieɪt frəm ðə nɔːrm/

vi.

To change from a usual or expected course of action.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The new research project will depart from traditional methods and try a completely innovative approach. 🔊 The new research project will depart from traditional methods and try a completely innovative approach.

🔗 Collocations

depart from tradition – to break away from customary practices

depart from the plan – to act differently than planned

depart from the norm – to be unusual or unconventional

🔄 Synonyms

diverge (v.) – to go in a different direction

deviate (v.) – to stray from a standard or plan

stray (v.) – to wander away from a path or subject

🚫 Antonyms

adhere (v.) – to stick to a rule or plan

conform (v.) – to follow accepted standards

follow (v.) – to act according to instructions or norms

🌱 Derivatives

departure (n.) – an instance of deviating from an expected course

departed (adj.) – gone or past; also euphemism for dead

departing (adj.) – deviating from the usual