Departing

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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. L. partire, partiri, to divide, fr. pars part.
     See {Part}.]


     1. To part; to divide; to separate. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     2. To go forth or away; to quit, leave, or separate, as from
        a place or a person; to withdraw; -- opposed to arrive; --
        often with from before the place, person, or thing left,
        and for or to before the destination.
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              I will depart to mine own land.       --Num. x. 30.
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              Ere thou from hence depart.           --Milton.
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              He which hath no stomach to this fight,
              Let him depart.                       --Shak.
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     3. To forsake; to abandon; to desist or deviate (from); not
        to adhere to; -- with from; as, we can not depart from our
        rules; to depart from a title or defense in legal
        pleading.
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              If the plan of the convention be found to depart
              from republican principles.           --Madison.
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     4. To pass away; to perish.
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              The glory is departed from Israel.    --1 Sam. iv.
                                                    21.
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     5. To quit this world; to die.
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              Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace.
                                                    --Luke ii. 29.
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     {To depart with}, to resign; to part with. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  departing \departing\ adj.
     leaving a starting or stopping point on a journey; as,
     Departing flights were delayed by the snowstorm. Opposite of
     {arriving}. [prenominal]
  
     Syn: outbound, outward, outward-bound.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  departing
       adj : that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an
             outward journey"; "outward-bound ships" [syn: {departing(a)},
              {outbound}, {outward}, {outward-bound}]