departed

departed

English

Pronunciation

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

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• Hyphenation: de‧part‧ed

Verb

departed

1. simple past tense and past participle of depart

Adjective

departed (not comparable)

1. (euphemistic) dead

Translations

euphemistic: dead

Bulgarian: покоен (pokoen) Finnish: kuollut (fi) Greek: εκλιπών (el) (eklipón)

Romanian: defunct (ro), răposat (ro) Westrobothnian: ådrögjä

Noun

departed (plural departeds)

1. (euphemistic) A dead person or persons.
   • 1589, George Puttenham, Edward Arber, editor, The Arte of English Poesie‎, 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)

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