🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Abfahrt

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ap-fart

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Departure/dɪˈpɑːr.tʃər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Abfahrt des Zuges erfolgt um zwölf Uhr."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of leaving a place or starting a journey.

    "We confirmed our flight departure time for early tomorrow morning."
  2. 2

    A deviation or divergence from a standard, rule, or previous course of action.

    "This new policy represents a significant departure from traditional practices."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'departure' originates from the Old French 'departir', which means 'to divide or part'. It evolved in the late Middle Ages to refer specifically to the act of leaving or going away from a place.

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