# departing

Pronunciation: US say "di-PART-ing" /dɪˈpɑɹtɪŋ/; UK say "di-PAHT-ing" /dɪˈpɑːtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of depart. — present participle and gerund of depart
   - Simple: Present participle of depart. Use it for an action happening now, like "is leaving."
   - _Passengers departing on the morning flight should arrive two hours early._
   - _The ship is departing from the north dock at noon._

## Adjective

2. Leaving or in the process of leaving a place.
   - Simple: Going away from a place, or about to leave it.
   - _Departing passengers filed slowly toward the boarding gate._
   - _The departing manager spent her last day thanking the staff._
4. Occurring at the moment of leaving.
   - Simple: Done or said at the time of leaving.
   - _With a departing wave, she stepped onto the platform._
   - _His departing glance lingered on the empty house._

## Noun

3. The act by which a person or thing goes away.
   - Simple: The act of leaving a place.
   - _The general's departing from the capital triggered widespread panic._
   - _Their departing was delayed by heavy snow on the roads._

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