Basic Details
Word: Departure
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a trip; also a change from the usual way of doing something.
Synonyms: leaving, exit, going
Antonyms: arrival, return
How to Spell Departure
Syllables: de - par - ture
Tricky part: The end is ture, so the e is easy to forget (departur) and the sound often comes out as cher.
Watch out for: departur, deparcher, depature
Memory tip: Depart + ure: the same ending as picture and future. Leave in the r of part, which depature drops.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The departure of the Rajdhani Express was delayed by fog.
Example 2: Please reach the airport two hours before departure.
Example 3: Holding the class picnic in the rain was a departure from our usual plans.
Fun Fact
Depart once meant to divide or separate: old English wedding vows said till death us depart, which later became till death us do part.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word departure as used in the sentence:
Crowds gathered on the platform to watch the departure of the first electric train.
a) exit
b) exodus
c) leaving
d) arrival
Show answer
d) arrival. Arrival means coming in, the opposite of setting off.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Grandmother reached the station an hour before the departur of her train and spent the time reading a magazine on the platform bench.
a) station
b) magazine
c) platform
d) departur
Show answer
d) departur. It takes the ending ure, so a final e is needed.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters to find the word that fits the sentence:
The shopkeeper's sudden ruptdeear left the stall empty for a week.
a) departure
b) departed
c) deputy
d) rapture
Show answer
a) departure. Nine letters with two r's and a u point to departure, not departed.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A departure lounge at an airport is where passengers ____.
a) collect bags after landing
b) wait to board their flight
c) buy their train tickets
d) park their cars
Show answer
b) wait to board their flight
2. A departure from the usual menu means ____.
a) a copy of it
b) a change from it
c) the price list for it
d) a cleaner version of it
Show answer
b) a change from it
