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departure

noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/
  • UK: /dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃə(ɹ)/
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  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 P AA1 R CH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of departing or something that has departed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The departure was scheduled for noon.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A deviation from a plan or procedure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • There are several significant departures, however, from current practice.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A death.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, euphemistic, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: navigation

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: geography, natural-sciences, surveying

Examples

  • The area is computed by latitudes and departures.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Division; separation; putting away.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

the act of departing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: going, going away, leaving

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: act, deed, human action, human activity

Narrower terms: breaking away, farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting, French leave, disappearance, disappearing, withdrawal, sailing, boarding, embarkation, embarkment, exit, dispatch, despatch, shipment, takeoff

9

noun

Meaning 9

euphemistic expressions for death

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • thousands mourned his passing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: passing, loss, exit, expiration, going, release

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: death, decease, expiry

10

noun

Meaning 10

a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the deviation from the mean

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deviation, divergence, difference

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: variation, fluctuation

Narrower terms: discrepancy, variance, variant, driftage, inflection, flection, flexion

History

Etymology

From Old French deporteure (“departure; figuratively, death”). By surface analysis, depart + -ure.

Across languages

Translations

182 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vertrek — the act of departing
  • Albanian: largim — the act of departing
  • Albanian: nisje — the act of departing
  • Arabic: رَحِيل (raḥīl) — the act of departing
  • Arabic: مُغَادَرَة (muḡādara) — the act of departing
  • Arabic: إقْلَاع (ʔiqlāʕ) — the act of departing
  • Arabic: روحة (rōḥa) — the act of departing
  • Arabic: إقْلَاع (ʔiglāʕ) — the act of departing
  • Armenian: մեկնում (meknum) — the act of departing
  • Azerbaijani: gediş — the act of departing
  • Belarusian: адпраўле́нне (adprawljénnje) — the act of departing
  • Belarusian: адпраўле́ньне (adprawljénʹnje) — the act of departing
  • Belarusian: вы́езд (výjezd) — the act of departing
  • Belarusian: ад'е́зд (adʺjézd) — the act of departing
  • Belarusian: вы́лет (výljet) — the act of departing
  • Bengali: প্রস্থান (prosthan) — the act of departing
  • Bulgarian: замина́ване (zaminávane) — the act of departing
  • Bulgarian: тръ́гване (trǎ́gvane) — the act of departing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 出發 /出发 (chūfā) — the act of departing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 離開 /离开 (líkāi) — the act of departing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 發車 /发车 (fāchē) — the act of departing
  • Czech: odchod — the act of departing
  • Czech: odjezd — the act of departing
  • Czech: odlet — the act of departing
  • Danish: afgang — the act of departing
  • Danish: afrejse — the act of departing
  • Danish: udsejling — the act of departing
  • Dutch: vertrek — the act of departing
  • Esperanto: disiĝo foriro — the act of departing
  • Estonian: väljumine — the act of departing
  • Estonian: lahkumine — the act of departing
  • Farefare: we'esgo — the act of departing
  • Finnish: lähtö — the act of departing
  • French: départ — the act of departing
  • Galician: ida — the act of departing
  • Galician: saída — the act of departing
  • Galician: partida — the act of departing
  • Georgian: გამგზავრება (gamgzavreba) — the act of departing
  • German: Abfahrt — the act of departing
  • German: Abreise — the act of departing
  • German: Abflug — the act of departing
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍃 (urruns) — the act of departing
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍃 (diswiss) — the act of departing
  • Greek: αναχώρηση (anachórisi) — the act of departing
  • Hebrew: הַפְלָגָה (haflagá) — the act of departing
  • Hindi: प्रस्थान (prasthān) — the act of departing
  • Hindi: निकासी (nikāsī) — the act of departing
  • Hungarian: távozás — the act of departing
  • Hungarian: indulás — the act of departing
  • Icelandic: brottför — the act of departing
  • Indonesian: keberangkatan — the act of departing
  • Irish: imeacht — the act of departing
  • Italian: partenza — the act of departing
  • Japanese: 出発 (shuppatsu) — the act of departing
  • Japanese: 発車 (hassha) — the act of departing
  • Kazakh: кету (ketu) — the act of departing
  • Kazakh: аттану (attanu) — the act of departing
  • Kazakh: жөнелу (jönelu) — the act of departing
  • Kazakh: жолға шығу (jolğa şyğu) — the act of departing
  • Korean: 출발 (chulbal) — the act of departing
  • Korean: 발차 (balcha) — the act of departing
  • Kyrgyz: кетүү (ketüü) — the act of departing
  • Lao: ຄະມະນາການ (kha ma nā kān) — the act of departing
  • Latin: abitus — the act of departing
  • Latin: itus — the act of departing
  • Latin: abitio — the act of departing
  • Latin: egressus — the act of departing
  • Latvian: aiziešana — the act of departing
  • Latvian: atiešana — the act of departing
  • Lithuanian: išėjimas — the act of departing
  • Lithuanian: išvykimas — the act of departing
  • Macedonian: заминување (zaminuvanje) — the act of departing
  • Malay: perlepasan — the act of departing
  • Māori: wehenga — the act of departing
  • Māori: haerenga — the act of departing
  • Mongolian: явах (javax) — the act of departing
  • Mongolian: мордох (mordox) — the act of departing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: avgang — the act of departing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: avreise — the act of departing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: avgang — the act of departing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: avreise — the act of departing
  • Iranian Persian: عَزیمَت (azimat) — the act of departing
  • Iranian Persian: خُروج (xoruj) — the act of departing
  • Polish: odejście — the act of departing
  • Polish: odjazd — the act of departing
  • Polish: wyjście — the act of departing
  • Polish: odlot — the act of departing
  • Polish: odpłynięcie — the act of departing
  • Portuguese: partida — the act of departing
  • Quechua: lluqsi — the act of departing
  • Romanian: plecare — the act of departing
  • Russian: отправле́ние (otpravlénije) — the act of departing
  • Russian: вы́езд (výjezd) — the act of departing
  • Russian: отъе́зд (otʺjézd) — the act of departing
  • Russian: вы́лет (výlet) — the act of departing
  • Serbo-Croatian: о̀длазак — the act of departing
  • Serbo-Croatian: òdlazak — the act of departing
  • Slovak: odchod — the act of departing
  • Slovak: odjazd — the act of departing
  • Slovak: výjazd — the act of departing
  • Slovak: odlet — the act of departing
  • Slovene: odhod — the act of departing
  • Spanish: salida — the act of departing
  • Spanish: partida — the act of departing
  • Spanish: zarpa — the act of departing
  • Spanish: ida — the act of departing
  • Swedish: avgång — the act of departing
  • Swedish: avfart — the act of departing
  • Swedish: avfärd — the act of departing
  • Tajik: азимат (azimat) — the act of departing
  • Tajik: хуруҷ (xuruj) — the act of departing
  • Tajik: рафтан (raftan) — the act of departing
  • Tajik: равон (ravon) — the act of departing
  • Telugu: పోకడ (pōkaḍa) — the act of departing
  • Thai: การออกเดินทาง (gaan-ɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taang) — the act of departing
  • Thai: การออก (gaan-ɔ̀ɔk) — the act of departing
  • Tocharian B: lalñe — the act of departing
  • Turkish: kalkış — the act of departing
  • Turkish: gidiş — the act of departing
  • Turkmen: gidiş — the act of departing
  • Ukrainian: відпра́влення (vidprávlennja) — the act of departing
  • Ukrainian: ви́їзд (výjizd) — the act of departing
  • Ukrainian: від'ї́зд (vidʺjízd) — the act of departing
  • Ukrainian: ви́літ (výlit) — the act of departing
  • Urdu: رَوان٘گی (ravāṅgī) — the act of departing
  • Uyghur: كېتىش (këtish) — the act of departing
  • Uzbek: ketish — the act of departing
  • Vietnamese: sự rời khỏi — the act of departing
  • Vietnamese: sự ra đi — the act of departing
  • Yiddish: אַוועקפֿאָר (avekfor) — the act of departing
  • Bulgarian: отклоне́ние (otklonénie) — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Danish: afvigelse — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Dutch: afwijking — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Finnish: poikkeama — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • French: déviation — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • German: Verlassen — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Hungarian: eltérés — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Italian: deviazione — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Italian: punto di svolta — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Kazakh: ауытқу (auytqu) — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Norwegian Bokmål: avvik — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Polish: odchylenie — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Polish: odstępstwo — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Portuguese: desvio — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Russian: уклоне́ние (uklonénije) — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Russian: отклоне́ние (otklonénije) — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Russian: отступле́ние (otstuplénije) — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Slovene: odstopanje — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Swedish: avvikelse — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Swedish: avsteg — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Ukrainian: відхи́лення (vidxýlennja) — deviation from a plan or procedure
  • Afrikaans: heengaan — death
  • Afrikaans: sterf — death
  • Bulgarian: смърт (smǎrt) — death
  • Danish: død — death
  • Danish: bortgang — death
  • Dutch: overlijden — death
  • Finnish: poismeno — death
  • Finnish: kuolema — death
  • German: Sterben — death
  • German: Dahinscheiden — death
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍃 (urruns) — death
  • Greek: αναχώρηση (anachórisi) — death
  • Hungarian: eltávozás — death
  • Italian: dipartenza — death
  • Italian: dipartita — death
  • Italian: morte — death
  • Italian: trapasso — death
  • Latin: abitio — death
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bortgang — death
  • Polish: odejście — death
  • Portuguese: óbito — death
  • Portuguese: partida — death
  • Russian: кончи́на (končína) — death
  • Russian: смерть (smertʹ) — death
  • Slovene: odhod — death
  • Spanish: partida — death
  • Swedish: bortgång — death
  • Ukrainian: смерть (smertʹ) — death
  • Ukrainian: відхі́д (vidxíd) — death
  • Ukrainian: упоко́єння (upokójennja) — death
  • Ukrainian: упокі́й (upokíj) — death
Real reading context

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