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departed

American  
[dih-pahr-tid] / dɪˈpɑr tɪd /

adjective

  1. deceased; dead.

  2. gone; past.


noun

  1. the departed,

    1. the dead person referred to.

    2. dead persons collectively.

departed British  
/ dɪˈpɑːtɪd /

adjective

  1. euphemistic

    1. dead; deceased

    2. ( as sing or collective noun; preceded by the )

      the departed

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Other Word Forms

  • undeparted adjective

Etymology

Origin of departed

First recorded in 1550–60; depart + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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In doing so, he departed from established visual traditions and introduced a new way of representing this subject.

From BBC

She began, “Was there any … departed friends or relatives with whom Miss Allen would like to converse?”

From Literature

An F/A-18 that was being pulled into position was whipsawed by the maneuver and “departed the hangar bay,” the Navy’s incident report said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Reaching the heavily jungled pole required a helicopter that landed and departed at different spots, to help evade potential threats.

From The Wall Street Journal

Garden Investments was started by Garden as a family office roughly two years ago, after he departed Trian Fund Management, another activist firm he helped start alongside Nelson Peltz.

From The Wall Street Journal