Meaning & use
depart
To leave a place, especially to start a journey.
See it in a sentence
The train will depart from platform nine at exactly noon.
She departed for Tokyo early the next morning, carrying only a small backpack.
A note on using this word
Often used with "from" for places and "for" for destinations; more formal than "leave."
Words with a similar meaning
leaveset off
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Words with an opposite meaning
Another way to use it
2. verb
To differ from what is usual, expected, or previously stated.
The final report departed significantly from the committee's original recommendations.
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