depart

B2 · Upper Intermediate Formal

v. to change from a usual way of doing things or a standard plan.

v. to deviate from an established rule, tradition, or course of action. Usually followed by the preposition 'from'.

日本語:逸脱する※

“For this project, we decided to depart from our usual design style.”

“The director chose to depart from the original script, introducing a controversial ending that sparked significant debate among critics.”

C1 · Advanced Formal · Literary

v. a very formal or polite way to say someone has died.

v. to die; used as a formal or euphemistic alternative to 'pass away'. Often used in the form 'the departed' to refer to the dead.

“The local priest spoke kindly of those who had departed this life.”

“In his final letters, the poet wrote calmly about his readiness to depart this world, viewing death as a natural conclusion to his work.”

C2 · Proficiency Science Technical

v. when a plane stops flying in a controlled way and starts to fall or spin.

v. to lose control of an aircraft, resulting in a departure from controlled flight. Used both transitively and intransitively within the industry.

“The pilot struggled to regain control after the aircraft began to depart.”

“The investigation concluded that the jet departed controlled flight due to a sudden mechanical failure in the tail section.”