departed

/di'pɑ:tid/

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Word: Departed

Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun

Simple Explanation:

1. As an Adjective: "Departed" means someone who has died. It is often used to refer to a person who is no longer alive, usually in a respectful or gentle way.

   • Example: "We remember our dear departed friend every year."

2. As a Noun: "Departed" can refer to a person who has died.

   • Example: "We honor the departed at the memorial service."

Usage Instructions:

• Use "departed" when you want to talk about someone who has passed away in a respectful manner.
• It can also describe something that belongs to the past or is no longer present.

Advanced Usage:

• You can use "departed" to describe things that are no longer in existence or popular.
  • Example: "The fashion of the 1980s is considered a relic of a departed era."

Word Variants:

• Depart: The base verb form meaning to leave or go away.
• Departure: The noun form referring to the act of leaving or the time at which someone leaves.

Different Meanings:

• Departed (Adjective): Refers specifically to the dead.
• Departed (Noun): Refers to those who have died.
• In a general sense: It can also mean something that is in the past or has left.

Synonyms:

• For the adjective: Deceased, gone, late, lost, passed away.
• For the noun: The deceased, the dead.

Idioms:

• "Rest in peace" (often used when referring to the departed).
• "In memory of the departed" (used to honor those who have died).

Phrasal Verbs:

• There aren’t specific phrasal verbs that use "departed," but you might encounter the verb "depart" in phrases:
  • "Depart from": To leave a place or to stray from a usual path or practice.

Example Sentences:

1. "On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the departed who fought for our country." 2.

Academic

Adjective

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

Noun

1. someone who is no longer alive
   • I wonder what the dead person would have done

Synonyms

• asleep
• at peace
• at rest
• deceased
• gone
• bygone
• bypast
• foregone
• dead person
• dead soul
• deceased person
• decedent