depart
part of speech
verb (depart, departs, departed, departing)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) To leave, especially to start a journey. tree →
2) depart from: to do something different from what is usual or planned. tree →
3) (euphemism) the departed: people who have died. tree →
sense in the lessons
In travel and time problems: "the train departs at 9:40 and arrives at 11:05". Departure boards at stations and airports. Phrases: depart from, departure time, the dear departed (euphemism).
examples
- And Moses let his father-in-law depart; and he went his way into his own land. (Torah EXO.18.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he said unto him: 'I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.' (Torah NUM.10.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.' (Torah EXO.8.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. (Writings PSA.37.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. (Writings PSA.34.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. (Writings PRO.17.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- The train departs at 9:40. tree →
- The bus departed from the station late. tree →
- Flights depart from gate 12. tree →
- If the train departs at 2:15 and takes 50 minutes, when does it arrive? At 3:05. tree →
- We departed early to beat the traffic. tree →
- (euphemism) We remember our dear departed grandad. tree →
- I also love her, but tomorrow I depart. tree →
note
Noun: departure. Opposite: arrive (arrival). Formal; everyday word: "leave". Maths: journey time = arrival time − departure time. "Departed" about a person is a soft way of saying "dead".
In the corpora
- And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
- And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
- And Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
- And they laded their asses with their corn, and departed thence.
- the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «depart» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.