departing

«departing» in Mova's school dictionary: leaving, going away from a place, especially for trains… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

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 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

• 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

Every meaning and example of «departing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.