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{
"term": "departure",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an act of leaving a place",
"sensetop": "departure from…departure for…departure to…before departure",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "His sudden departure threw the office into chaos."
},
{
"text": "rumours of her imminent/impending departure"
},
{
"text": "They had received no news of him since his departure from the island.",
"contextForm": "departure from…"
},
{
"text": "The day of their departure for London was growing closer.",
"contextForm": "departure for…"
},
{
"text": "She postponed her departure to Scotland.",
"contextForm": "departure to…"
},
{
"text": "Flights should be confirmed 48 hours before departure.",
"contextForm": "before departure"
},
{
"text": "tracking the arrival and departure dates of migrating birds"
},
{
"text": "Atocha station was the departure point for our tour."
},
{
"text": "He made a hasty departure."
},
{
"text": "Her disagreement with the MD probably hastened her departure."
},
{
"text": "Our boss sent out an email announcing her departure."
},
{
"text": "The guard blew his whistle to warn of the train's imminent departure."
},
{
"text": "The last check-in time is 45 minutes before flight departure."
},
{
"text": "You should receive your flight tickets at least a week prior to departure."
},
{
"text": "Departure for London will be at 18.45."
},
{
"text": "Heavy snow delayed our departure for several days."
},
{
"text": "Her departure from the island went almost unnoticed."
},
{
"text": "His departure leaves the board without a leader."
},
{
"text": "I made preparations for a speedy departure."
},
{
"text": "Please state your flight number and date of departure."
},
{
"text": "She had made arrangements for their immediate departure for Canada."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["abrupt", "sudden", "hasty"],
"verb + departure": ["make", "hasten", "delay"],
"departure + noun": ["point", "date", "time"],
"preposition": [
"before departure",
"prior to departure",
"on departure"
],
"phrases": [
"the day, time, etc. of departure",
"the point of departure"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a plane, train, etc. leaving a place at a particular time",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**arrivals and departures**"
},
{
"text": "All departures are from Manchester."
},
{
"text": "We sat in the **departure lounge** waiting for our flight to be called."
},
{
"text": "the departure time/gate"
},
{
"text": "the **departures board**"
}
],
"topics": ["Transport by bus and train", "Transport by air"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["abrupt", "sudden", "hasty"],
"verb + departure": ["make", "hasten", "delay"],
"departure + noun": ["point", "date", "time"],
"preposition": [
"before departure",
"prior to departure",
"on departure"
],
"phrases": [
"the day, time, etc. of departure",
"the point of departure"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the part of an airport where you go before catching a plane",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "There were long delays and queues in departures."
}
],
"topics": ["Transport by air"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "an action that is different from what is usual or expected",
"sensetop": "departure from something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Their latest single represents a new departure for the band."
},
{
"text": "It was a **radical departure** from tradition.",
"contextForm": "departure from something"
},
{
"text": "This document marks a radical departure from earlier recommendations."
},
{
"text": "This project represents a big departure for me."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["new", "big", "complete"],
"verb + departure": ["be", "mark", "represent"],
"preposition": ["departure from"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a place where a journey starts",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "an idea, a theory or an event that is used to start a discussion, an activity, etc.",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The author takes Freud's dream theories as the point of departure for his essay."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈpɑːtʃə(r)/",
"audio": "de/departure/departure__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/",
"audio": "de/departure/departure__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French departeure, from the verb departir, based on Latin dispertire ‘to divide’."
}