departing
part of speech
verb (-ing form of depart: depart, departs, departed, departing); adjective (departing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Departing means leaving, going away from a place, especially for trains, buses and planes. tree →
2) (adjective) Departing describes someone who is leaving a job or place: «the departing head teacher». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it is used of a soul leaving the body at death. In Hosea it means turning away from God. Interpretation: Tradition reads Rachel's last moment as the soul leaving the body. She named her son Ben-oni, "son of my sorrow," and Jacob renamed him Benjamin. Hosea's "departing from the LORD" is read as Israel's unfaithfulness, like a wife leaving her husband. In the primary lessons: In timetables and stations «departing» or «departures» tells when transport leaves; maths problems use departure times to find journey length. «Departed» can be a euphemism for dead. Phrases: «departing from», «departing at», «the departing passengers».
examples
- And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing — for she died — that she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin. (Torah GEN.35.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- When the LORD spoke at first with Hosea, the LORD said unto Hosea: 'Go, take unto thee a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry; for the land doth commit great harlotry, departing from the LORD.' (Prophets HOS.1.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- The train is departing from platform 4. tree →
- Passengers departing for London, please board now. tree →
- The bus departs at 9:15 and arrives at 10:05; how long is the trip? tree →
- We said goodbye to the departing teacher. tree →
- Flights departing today may be late. tree →
- The ship was departing as we arrived. tree →
note
Formal; everyday words are leave, go. Noun: departure. «The departed» (euphemism) means people who have died. Maths: journey time = arrival time − departure time.
Trees and pragmatics
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