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depart

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //dɪˈpɑɹt// UK //dɪpˈɑːt// de·part Archaic General-service Humorous

v. to leave a place, especially when you are starting a journey. You often see this word at airports or train stations when a flight or train is leaving.

v. to leave a location, typically to begin a journey. Intransitive in its primary sense, though it may take a prepositional phrase to indicate the destination or origin.


SIMPLE

The train will depart from platform four in ten minutes.

CONTEXTUAL

Passengers are advised to check the monitors frequently as flights may depart earlier than scheduled during the storm.

COMPLEX

The delegation is scheduled to depart for the summit tomorrow morning, marking the first official diplomatic mission to the region in over a decade.

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Origin

From Old French departir, from Late Latin departiō (“to divide”), from dē- (“away from”) + partiō (“part, divide”).

Usage

The verb is usually intransitive; it often takes the preposition 'from' for the starting point or 'for' for the destination.

Pitfall

The plane departs to London.The plane departs for London.When indicating a destination with depart, use the preposition 'for' rather than 'to'.

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