departed

adjective de·part·ed

|Updated on: 12 May 2018

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Examples: departed in a Sentence

Definition of departed

1 : bygone

departed days

2 : having died especially recently

mourning our departed friend

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Examples of departed in a Sentence

a few crumbling ruins are all that remain of that departed civilization

Recent Examples of departed from the Web

The 11th paper, the Menagerie of Extinct Animals, is digitally printed with the whole departed zoo.

— New York Times, "Where Is Design Going?," 2 May 2018
In the course of the evening, Gabriel Conroy's mother, father, grandfather and even the grandfather's eccentric departed horse, Johnny, are mentioned.

— michael carey, Anchorage Daily News, "Christmas story: James Joyce wrote a carol to remember," 23 Dec. 2017
London continues to work with En because of a common cigarette lighter passed on to En from her departed partner, a sign the ship takes as an ultimate evidence of trust.

— steven strom, Ars Technica, "ECHO captures the horror of being replaced by yourself," 10 Oct. 2017
Boughner is charged with sterilizing the stench of a sixth-place division finish last season, replacing four departed forwards and stabilizing a defensive corps that returns five of six defensemen.

— matthew defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Two spiraled books could shape Panthers' and Bob Boughner's future," 4 Oct. 2017
However, Neymar still ultimately departed and relations with his former club could hit a new low with Barcelona's legal actions, with many fans likely to forget the contributions Neymar made to the club during his time in La Liga.

— SI.com, "Barcelona to Sue Neymar for €8.5M Over 'Breach of Contract' in Move to PSG," 22 Aug. 2017
Like her grandfather before her, Dany rode into battle on the back of her dragon, Drogon, named for her departed husband Khal Drogo.

— rawan eewshah, Allure, "The Detail You Probably Missed About Daenerys Targaryen's Epic Battle Scene," 7 Aug. 2017
The Longhorns, coming off a disappointing 5-7 season under departed coach Charlie Strong, are the only Texas team to make the Top 25.

— roger pinckney, star-telegram, "TCU football unranked in first coaches’ poll released Thursday," 3 Aug. 2017
The details emerged just days after Vicky Cornell shared an emotional letter to her departed husband with Billboard.

— gil kaufman, Billboard, "Details of Chris Cornell's Final Phone Call With Wife Emerge, Former Bands Pay Tribute With Facebook Blackout," 26 May 2017

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First Known Use of departed

14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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departed Synonyms

Phrases

bitten the dust;

Synonym Discussion of departed

dead, defunct, deceased, departed, late mean devoid of life. dead applies literally to what is deprived of vital force but is used figuratively of anything that has lost any attribute (such as energy, activity, radiance) suggesting life.