depart

depart
depart
is now used intransitively (without an object) either without any complement or followed by from (a point of departure) or for (a destination). Its use with an object is restricted to the formal or literary phrase depart this life, meaning ‘to die’, (with occasional variants such as depart the stage), but in AmE is more common in general use (They would depart the house at eight each morning), being recorded in uses by J. K. Galbraith, Robert Craft, and others.

Modern English usage. 2014.

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  • Depart — De*part , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Departed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Departing}.] [OE. departen to divide, part, depart, F. d[ e]partir to divide, distribute, se d[ e]partir to separate one s self, depart; pref. d[ e] (L. de) + partir to part, depart, fr.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Depart — De*part , n. [Cf. F. d[ e]part, fr. d[ e]partir.] 1. Division; separation, as of compound substances into their ingredients. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The chymists have a liquor called water of depart. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A going away;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • depart — I verb abscond, absent oneself, be gone, decamp, desert, deviate, differ, digress, disappear, disassociate, discedere, disengage, disjoin, dissociate, diverge, divorce, emigrate, evacuate, exit, expatriate oneself, fade, flee, forsake, issue… …   Law dictionary

  • Depart — De*part , v. t. 1. To part thoroughly; to dispart; to divide; to separate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Till death departed them, this life they lead. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To divide in order to share; to apportion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And here… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Depart — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Creative Jazz Gründung 1985 Auflösung 1994 Neugründung 2006 Website …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • DÉPART — s. m. Action de partir. Le jour du départ. Avant son départ. Après son départ. Avancer, hâter, retarder son départ. Faire des préparatifs de départ. Départ subit. Ce vaisseau n attend que le vent pour son départ.   Être sur son départ, Être près… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • DÉPART — n. m. Action de partir. Le jour du départ. Avancer, hâter, retarder son départ. Faire des préparatifs de départ. Départ subit. En termes de Courses, Faux départ, Celui où les chevaux ne partent pas ensemble. Avoir un bon départ, Bien partir,… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • depart — /di pahrt /, v.i. 1. to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52. 2. to diverge or deviate (usually fol. by from): The new method departs from the old in several respects. 3. to pass away, as from life or… …   Universalium

  • Départ — Le Départ Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le Départ est un film belge de Jerzy Skolimowski sorti en 1967. Le Départ est un épisode du Petit Nicolas publié dans Les Vacances du petit… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • depart — verb a) To leave; to set out on a journey. And than he departed unto the courte of Kynge Arthure, and there opynly the Rede Knyght putt hymself in the mercy of Sir Launcelot and of Sir Gawayne [...]. b) To die. The government maintains that if… …   Wiktionary

  • Depart from Me — Studio album by Cage Released July 7, 2009 …   Wikipedia

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