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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Hall of Famer departs with a combined 1,216 victories at Idaho, Ohio State and Stanford.
—
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Several Republicans on Tuesday argued that Democrats should not depart from precedent by skipping a trial and moving to dismiss the charges.
—Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Jeffrey Kale, 47, from Clover, South Carolina, was last seen around 4 p.m. Saturday aboard a white 32-foot Cape Horn center-console boat departing the Southport Wildlife Boat Ramp, according to the Coast Guard.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
It's been 51 years since the last American combat troops departed Vietnam.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
For example, a CFO recently departed, or the company is undergoing changes.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Israeli soldiers presumed that some of the World Central Kitchen vehicles were carrying militants, according to the Israeli military’s explanation, even though they had been observed joining an aid convoy, and later departing from a food warehouse.
—Amanda Taub, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
That’s the byproduct of remote workers departing job hubs and folks seeking cheaper housing.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
But Levine Cava’s launch departs from how that rollout unfolded 20 years ago.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Several Republicans on Tuesday argued that Democrats should not depart from precedent by skipping a trial and moving to dismiss the charges.
—Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Jeffrey Kale, 47, from Clover, South Carolina, was last seen around 4 p.m. Saturday aboard a white 32-foot Cape Horn center-console boat departing the Southport Wildlife Boat Ramp, according to the Coast Guard.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
It's been 51 years since the last American combat troops departed Vietnam.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
For example, a CFO recently departed, or the company is undergoing changes.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Israeli soldiers presumed that some of the World Central Kitchen vehicles were carrying militants, according to the Israeli military’s explanation, even though they had been observed joining an aid convoy, and later departing from a food warehouse.
—Amanda Taub, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
That’s the byproduct of remote workers departing job hubs and folks seeking cheaper housing.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
But Levine Cava’s launch departs from how that rollout unfolded 20 years ago.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Depart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depart. Accessed 20 Apr. 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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