Talk:depart
Latest comment: 2 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic depart this life
transitive verb: to die[edit]
transitive verb: to reach the end of your life (literary) He's departed this life Microsoft® Encarta® 2009
--Backinstadiums (talk) 19:45, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
departed ADJECTIVE: gone away; past; bygone https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/departed
--Backinstadiums (talk) 08:24, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
Though the word has traditionally been intransitive, writers are now making it transitive (except in the formal or literary phrase departed this life , the construction no longer forms part of the standard language in Britain: one departs from (a place) or departs for (a destination).)
The OED calls this usage “rare” except in depart this life. --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:34, 15 July 2021 (UTC)