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.
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By dawn, Assad had departed Damascus for Russia, without a word to the people his family had ruled—and gassed, imprisoned, tortured, and murdered—for a half century.
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Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Following a tribute to Ramos’ career at the network, the TV anchor shared a few departing words to viewers at home.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Maybe the Diamondbacks can unload Montgomery and replace the offense lost by departing free agents Christian Walker, Joc Pederson and Randal Grichuk.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Macy’s said in a statement that neither had departed over any disagreement with the company.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Following a tribute to Ramos’ career at the network, the TV anchor shared a few departing words to viewers at home.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Maybe the Diamondbacks can unload Montgomery and replace the offense lost by departing free agents Christian Walker, Joc Pederson and Randal Grichuk.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Macy’s said in a statement that neither had departed over any disagreement with the company.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for depart
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“Depart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depart. Accessed 29 Dec. 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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