departed
well in the past; former
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,935 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,300 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- well in the past; former also: bygone, bypast, foregone, gone bygone daysdreams of foregone times
- dead also: asleep, at peace, at rest, deceased, gone he is deceasedour dear departed friend
noun
- someone who is no longer alive also: dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent I wonder what the dead person would have done
departed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He departed in a rumble of vituperation.
The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 1
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But alas! my dear friend the captain soon departed this life after his arrival.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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Violently pushing her chair in place, she departed, after thrusting her music into a folder.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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It was nine o'clock before they departed, and then they only left to please the landlord.
Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1
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Iwanich promised what she asked, and Militza departed, repeating her promise to return in seven days.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1