departed

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɑɹtɪd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɑːtɪd/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: de‧part‧ed

Verb

departed

1. simple past and past participle of depart

Adjective

departed (not comparable)

1. Having gone away.

   relics from a departed era

2. (euphemistic) Dead.

Translations

euphemistic: dead

• Bulgarian: покоен (pokoen)
• Finnish: poismennyt, edesmennyt (fi)
• Greek: εκλιπών (el) (eklipón)
• Romanian: defunct (ro), răposat (ro)
• Sanskrit: गत (sa) (gata), प्रेत (sa) (preta)

Noun

departed (plural departeds)

1. (euphemistic) A dead person or persons.
   • 1589, George Puttenham, edited by Edward Arber, The Arte of English Poesie‎^[1], published 1869, page 63:

     ... and our Theologians, in stead thereof vie to make sermons, both teaching the people some good learning, and also saying well of the departed.

Usage notes

Departed is most commonly used in a religious setting or at a funeral. Deceased is commonly used in legal and journalistic settings.

Translations

a dead person or persons

• Greek:

  Ancient: κατοιχόμενος m (katoikhómenos)

Anagrams

• drap d'été, petarded, pre-dated, predated