depart meaning
depart :
to leave, to go away
verb
▪ They will depart at 6 PM.
▪ They will leave at 6 PM.
▪ The flight departs from gate 5.
▪ The flight leaves from gate 5.
paraphrasing
▪ leave – to exit
▪ exit – to go out
▪ go – to move to another place
▪ quit – to leave a position
Pronunciation
depart [dɪˈpɑːrt]
The stress is on 'part' and sounds like 'di-part'.
Common phrases and grammar about depart
depart - Common meaning
verb
to leave, to go away
Part of Speech Changes for "depart"
▪ departure (noun) – the act of leaving
▪ departed (adjective) – having left
Common Expressions with "depart"
▪ depart from schedule – to leave the planned timetable
▪ depart on a journey – to start a trip
▪ depart the station – to leave the train station
▪ depart for a destination – to leave toward a specific place
Important examples of depart in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, depart is often used to describe someone leaving a place or starting a journey.
Example of a confusing word: deport (to expel)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
As a verb, depart usually does not take an object and often appears in sentences describing movement.
depart
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
depart for a meeting
'leave to go to a meeting', used when someone is going to attend a meeting.
take off
means 'to leave quickly', used when referring to airplanes or sudden departures.
Differences between similar words and depart
depart
,
leave
differences
depart is used to indicate leaving a place or beginning a journey, often in a formal context, while leave is more general and can be used in various contexts.
depart
,
exit
differences
depart means to leave a place or begin a journey, often formally, while exit specifically refers to going out through a doorway or gate.
Words with the same origin as depart
The origin of depart
The word 'depart' comes from the Latin 'departire', meaning 'to divide' or 'to separate'.
Word structure
It has the prefix de- (meaning 'away'), and the root part (meaning 'a section or portion'), so depart means 'to go away from a part'.
Words with the same origin
The root of depart is 'part' (a section). Words with the same root include 'partake' (to take part), 'partner' (someone who shares a part), 'partial' (incomplete), and 'partition' (a divide).
