departed

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English

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɑɹtɪd/
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɑːtɪd/
Audio (US): (file)
Hyphenation: de‧part‧ed

Verb

departed

simple past and past participle of depart

Adjective

departed (not comparable)

(euphemistic) dead

Translations

euphemistic: dead

Bulgarian: покоен (pokoen)
Finnish: kuollut (fi)
Greek: εκλιπών (el) (eklipón)
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Romanian: defunct (ro), răposat (ro)
Sanskrit: गत (sa) (gata)
Westrobothnian: Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.

Noun

departed (plural departeds)

(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.

Translations

a dead person or persons

Greek:
Ancient: κατοιχόμενος m (katoikhómenos)
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Usage notes

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

Anagrams

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

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