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
Dobbins then spied an open backfield after Austin Ekeler departed the Chargers to sign with the Washington Commanders as a free agent.
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Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
The pair take over roles originally announced as being played by Lewis Pullman and Ariana DeBose, who have departed the project due to scheduling conflicts.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Now, the sun meets the skies quite early but departs just around when most of us get off work.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2024
The job opening follows the announcement earlier this year that seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will depart from the team to drive for Ferrari.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
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Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
The pair take over roles originally announced as being played by Lewis Pullman and Ariana DeBose, who have departed the project due to scheduling conflicts.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Now, the sun meets the skies quite early but departs just around when most of us get off work.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2024
The job opening follows the announcement earlier this year that seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will depart from the team to drive for Ferrari.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Depart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depart. Accessed 22 Nov. 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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