Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

departed

/dɪˈpɑɹtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: de-part-ed
IPA: /dɪˈpɑɹtɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of depart

adj

Having gone away.

adj

noun

Synonym of dead (“those who have died”).

Example Sentences

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪˈpɑɹtɪd/
British English: /dɪˈpɑːtɪd/

Inflected Forms

departeds (plural)

Derived Forms

departedness undeparted

Phrases

dearly departed

Synonyms

dead asleep at peace at rest deceased gone bygone bypast foregone

Rhymes With

started parted uncharted restarted imparted carted darted fainthearted smarted bighearted

Questions

How do you pronounce departed?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈpɑɹtɪd/.
What does departed mean?: simple past and past participle of depart

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