🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

出発する

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shuppatsu suru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Depart/dɪˈpɑːt/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2150 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"列車はまもなく出発します。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To leave a place, especially to start a journey.

    "The train is scheduled to depart from platform three in five minutes."
  2. 2

    To deviate or stray from a traditional practice, course, or plan.

    "She decided to depart from her usual routine and try something completely different."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English word 'departen', originating from Old French 'departir' meaning 'to divide, separate, or go away'. Ultimately, it traces back to the Late Latin roots 'dis-' (apart) and 'partire' (to divide from 'pars', meaning part), evolving historically from the sense of separation into the modern primary meaning of leaving.

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