单词 | depart |
释义 | depart[ dih-pahrt ] / dɪˈpɑrt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR depart ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object)to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52. to diverge or deviate (usually followed by from): The new method departs from the old in several respects. to pass away, as from life or existence; die. verb (used with object)to go away from; leave: to depart this life. nounArchaic. departure; death. Origin of depart1175–1225; Middle English departen<Old French departir, equivalent to de-de- + partir to go away; see part (v.) SYNONYMS FOR depart4 quit. SEE SYNONYMS FOR depart ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR depart1 arrive. SEE ANTONYMS FOR depart ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for depart1. Depart, retire, retreat, withdraw imply leaving a place. Depart is a somewhat literary word for going away from a place: to depart on a journey. Retire emphasizes absenting oneself or drawing back from a place: to retire from a position in battle. Retreat implies a necessary withdrawal, especially as a result of adverse fortune in war: to retreat to secondary lines of defense. Withdraw suggests leaving some specific place or situation, usually for some definite and often unpleasant reason: to withdraw from a hopeless task. OTHER WORDS FROM departun·de·part·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for departBritish Dictionary definitions for departdepart / (dɪˈpɑːt) / verb (mainly intr)to go away; leave to start out; set forth (usually foll by from) to deviate; differ; varyto depart from normal procedure (tr) to quit (archaic, except in the phrase depart this life) Word Origin for departC13: from Old French departir, from de- + partir to go away, divide, from Latin partīrī to divide, distribute, from pars a part Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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