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departing

adj. · n. · v.
US //dɪˈpɑɹtɪŋ// UK //dɪpˈɑːtɪŋ// de·part·ing
  1. 1 leaving a place or job (adj.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate

    describing someone who is leaving a position or a place right now.

    describing an individual or entity currently in the process of leaving a location, role, or organization.

    Example

    The departing manager gave a short speech to the team on her last day.

    Example

    The departing passengers were asked to have their boarding passes ready for the final security check before entering the tunnel.
  2. 2 the act of leaving (n.)
    C1 Advanced Formal

    the act of going away from a place.

    the action or instance of leaving or setting out; a gerundial use denoting the process of departure.

    Example

    Their sudden departing in the middle of the night surprised everyone.

    Example

    The swift departing of the fleet under the cover of darkness was a strategic move to avoid detection by enemy scouts.
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  1. 3 leaving (present participle) (v.)
    B1 Intermediate

    the '-ing' form of the verb 'depart', used to show an action happening now.

    the present participle of 'depart', used in progressive tenses or as a participial adjective to indicate ongoing movement away from a point.

    Example

    The train is departing from platform four in five minutes.

    Example

    By departing earlier than scheduled, the expedition managed to bypass the heavy snowstorms that typically block the mountain pass in late autumn.

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