departs
- 1Third-person singular simple present indicative of depart.
The morning ferry departs promptly at six.
Each flight departs from a different gate at the terminal.
Note
The -s form brings every meaning of depart into the present for a single subject, and the construction sorts them. With from it can mean leaving a place (the ferry departs from Pier 3) or straying from a norm (the plan departs from tradition). Without from, it takes a direct object: the flight departs Boston. Said of a person, it can also be a gentle euphemism for dying.
The new edition departs from the original in several key chapters.
The overnight train departs Chicago just before midnight.
departs is a form of depart
depart, verb: To set out on a journey; to begin traveling toward a destination. Full entry
- Spelling
- depart → departs: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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