What part of speech is departed?

Departed can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. departed is a verb, past participle of depart (infinitive).
  • 2. departed is a verb, past simple of depart (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does departed mean?

Definitions

Adjective

departed - dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"
departed - well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"

Verb

depart - leave; "The family took off for Florida"
depart - go away or leave
depart - be at variance with; be out of line with
depart - move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
depart - wander from a direct or straight course
depart - remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"

Noun

departed - someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"

Examples of departed

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Our dear departed friend.
2. adj. Relics of a departed era.
3. verb He departed for London the day before yesterday.
4. verb No sooner had he arrived than the bus departed.
5. verb His untidy room announced that he had abruptly departed.
6. verb His story departed from his main theme.
7. verb He departed without so much as saying good bye.
8. verb He may have already departed.
9. verb He departed from the old custom.
10. verb He departed in spite of the storm.
11. verb They departed ten days in advance of our party.
12. verb My friend departed from Narita for Paris.
13. verb The group departed as soon as he arrived.
14. verb As far as I know, she hasn't departed yet.
15. verb He departed for Australia.
16. verb We should have departed earlier.
17. verb Tom departed, leaving Mary and John alone.
Sentence  
adj.
Our dear departed friend.
Relics of a departed era.
verb
He departed for London the day before yesterday.
No sooner had he arrived than the bus departed.
His untidy room announced that he had abruptly departed.
His story departed from his main theme.
He departed without so much as saying good bye.
He may have already departed.
He departed from the old custom.
He departed in spite of the storm.
They departed ten days in advance of our party.
My friend departed from Narita for Paris.
The group departed as soon as he arrived.
As far as I know, she hasn't departed yet.
He departed for Australia.
We should have departed earlier.
Tom departed, leaving Mary and John alone.

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