departing
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.describing someone who is leaving a position or a place right now.
adj.describing an individual or entity currently in the process of leaving a location, role, or organization.
Simple“The departing manager gave a short speech to the team on her last day.”
In context“The departing passengers were asked to have their boarding passes ready for the final security check before entering the tunnel.”
- 02 C1 Advanced
n.the act of going away from a place.
n.the action or instance of leaving or setting out; a gerundial use denoting the process of departure.
Simple“Their sudden departing in the middle of the night surprised everyone.”
In context“The swift departing of the fleet under the cover of darkness was a strategic move to avoid detection by enemy scouts.”
Synonyms - 03 B1 Intermediate
v.the '-ing' form of the verb 'depart', used to show an action happening now.
v.the present participle of 'depart', used in progressive tenses or as a participial adjective to indicate ongoing movement away from a point.
Simple“The train is departing from platform four in five minutes.”
In context“By departing earlier than scheduled, the expedition managed to bypass the heavy snowstorms that typically block the mountain pass in late autumn.”
“He said: “We can actually feel planes departing before we can hear them.”
“Experienced pilot David, 73, of Kawartha Lakes, has gone missing after departing from the Oshawa Airport in a blue and yellow single home-built aircraft at 8:30 a.m.”