Synonyms
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- push on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of depart in a Sentence
The group is scheduled to depart tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.
Our flight departs at 6:15 a.m.
The train departed the station on time.
He is departing after 20 years with the company.
Recent Examples on the Web
That said, individual members may depart their congregations over the issue and find an independent one or one that's now affiliated with the Global Methodist Church.
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Jason Derose, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
In this era when transferring is far easier and more common than ever before, Wayne is the seventh top 150 player (and eighth top 157 player) from Mario Cristobal’s first two recruiting classes to depart after less than two years.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
Carnival Paradise is on a five-day Caribbean cruise that departed from Tampa on Saturday, according to CruiseMapper.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
The sweet moment happened while the couple was departing Oswald’s, a private members club, after partying with the likes of Eva Longoria, Tom Cruise and even Victoria's Spice Girls group mates, among others.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
In 2024, the bulk of standby fares that Holland America is offering are for Alaskan voyages departing Seattle, Whittier, and Vancouver, as well as New England and Eastern Canada voyages departing from Boston, Montreal, and Quebec City.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Apr. 2024
But a Wall Street Journal report found that roughly two-thirds of Goldman’s female partners at the end of 2018 had either departed or no longer have that title.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
But Gina’s late for the party and the mother-to-be goes into labor after the other guests depart, leaving Martin to deliver the baby.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Apr. 2024
Incidentally, the Jasmine Brand reported last month that both reality stars would be departing from the reality series, but Dixon didn’t confirm the report until Monday’s episode of her podcast.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Jason Derose, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
In this era when transferring is far easier and more common than ever before, Wayne is the seventh top 150 player (and eighth top 157 player) from Mario Cristobal’s first two recruiting classes to depart after less than two years.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
Carnival Paradise is on a five-day Caribbean cruise that departed from Tampa on Saturday, according to CruiseMapper.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
The sweet moment happened while the couple was departing Oswald’s, a private members club, after partying with the likes of Eva Longoria, Tom Cruise and even Victoria's Spice Girls group mates, among others.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
In 2024, the bulk of standby fares that Holland America is offering are for Alaskan voyages departing Seattle, Whittier, and Vancouver, as well as New England and Eastern Canada voyages departing from Boston, Montreal, and Quebec City.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Apr. 2024
But a Wall Street Journal report found that roughly two-thirds of Goldman’s female partners at the end of 2018 had either departed or no longer have that title.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
But Gina’s late for the party and the mother-to-be goes into labor after the other guests depart, leaving Martin to deliver the baby.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Apr. 2024
Incidentally, the Jasmine Brand reported last month that both reality stars would be departing from the reality series, but Dixon didn’t confirm the report until Monday’s episode of her podcast.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Depart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depart. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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Legal Definition
depart
intransitive verb
de·part
: to fail to follow : deviate from a course or standard
rather than sentencing petitioners to a term within the Guideline range, however, the District Court departed downward eight levels—Koon v. United States, 518 U.S. 81 (1996)
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