Depart meaning

What does “depart” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“depart” is a verb with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: move away from a place into another direction.

depart

move away from a place into another direction
“Go away before I start to cry”
“The train departs at noon”
Synonymsgo go away
be at variance with; be out of line with
Synonymsdeviate vary diverge
leave
“The family took off for Florida”
Synonymspart start start out set forth set off set out take off
go away or leave
Synonymstake leave quit
Oppositesstay
remove oneself from an association with or participation in
“She wants to leave”
“The teenager left home”
Synonymsleave pull up stakes
wander from a direct or straight course
Synonymssidetrack digress straggle

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University