Arrive vs. Depart — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Arrive and Depart
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Definitions
Arrive➦
To reach a destination.
Depart➦
To go away; leave
I depart for the islands at noon.
Arrive➦
To come at length; take place
The day of reckoning has arrived.
Depart➦
To die.
Arrive➦
To achieve success or recognition
He had finally arrived as a designer.
Depart➦
To vary, as from a regular course; deviate
Depart from custom.
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Arrive➦
To reach; to get to a certain place.
We arrived at the hotel and booked in.
He arrived home for two days.
Depart➦
To go away from; leave
"I departed the oppressive building quickly ... without a backward glance" (Joyce Carol Oates).
Arrive➦
(intransitive) To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.
He had finally arrived on Broadway.
Depart➦
(intransitive) To leave.
Arrive➦
To come; said of time.
The time has arrived for us to depart.
Depart➦
(intransitive) To set out on a journey.
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Arrive➦
To happen or occur.
Depart➦
To die.
Arrive➦
To reach; to come to.
Depart➦
To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.
Arrive➦
To bring to shore.
Depart➦
(intransitive) To deviate (from), be different (from), fail to conform.
His latest statements seemed to depart from party policy somewhat.
To depart from a title or defence in legal pleading
Arrive➦
To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by land; - followed by at (formerly sometimes by to), also by in and from.
[Æneas] sailing with a fleet from Sicily, arrived . . . and landed in the country of Laurentum.
There was no outbreak till the regiment arrived at Ipswich.
Depart➦
(transitive) To go away from; to leave.
Arrive➦
To reach a point by progressive motion; to gain or compass an object by effort, practice, study, inquiry, reasoning, or experiment.
When he arrived at manhood.
We arrive at knowledge of a law of nature by the generalization of facts.
If at great things thou wouldst arrive.
Depart➦
To divide up; to distribute, share.
Arrive➦
To come; said of time; as, the time arrived.
Depart➦
To separate, part.
Arrive➦
To happen or occur.
Happy! to whom this glorious death arrives.
Depart➦
(obsolete) Division; separation, as of compound substances.
Arrive➦
To bring to shore.
And made the sea-trod ship arrive them.
Depart➦
(obsolete) A going away; departure.
Arrive➦
To reach; to come to.
Ere he arrive the happy isle.
Ere we could arrive the point proposed.
Arrive at last the blessed goal.
Depart➦
To part; to divide; to separate.
Arrive➦
Arrival.
How should I joy of thy arrive to hear!
Depart➦
To go forth or away; to quit, leave, or separate, as from a place or a person; to withdraw; - opposed to arrive; - often with from before the place, person, or thing left, and for or to before the destination.
I will depart to mine own land.
Ere thou from hence depart.
He which hath no stomach to this fight,Let him depart.
Arrive➦
Reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress;
She arrived home at 7 o'clock
She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
Depart➦
To forsake; to abandon; to desist or deviate (from); not to adhere to; - with from; as, we can not depart from our rules; to depart from a title or defense in legal pleading.
If the plan of the convention be found to depart from republican principles.
Arrive➦
Succeed in a big way; get to the top;
After he published his book, he had arrived
I don't know whether I can make it in science!
You will go far, my boy!
Depart➦
To pass away; to perish.
The glory is departed from Israel.
Depart➦
To quit this world; to die.
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace.
Depart➦
To part thoroughly; to dispart; to divide; to separate.
Till death departed them, this life they lead.
Depart➦
To divide in order to share; to apportion.
And here is gold, and that full great plentee,That shall departed been among us three.
Depart➦
To leave; to depart from.
Depart➦
Division; separation, as of compound substances into their ingredients.
The chymists have a liquor called water of depart.
Depart➦
A going away; departure; hence, death.
At my depart for France.
Your loss and his depart.
Depart➦
Move away from a place into another direction;
Go away before I start to cry
The train departs at noon
Depart➦
Be at variance with; be out of line with
Depart➦
Leave;
The family took off for Florida
Depart➦
Go away or leave
Depart➦
Remove oneself from an association with or participation in;
She wants to leave
The teenager left home
She left her position with the Red Cross
He left the Senate after two terms
After 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes
Depart➦
Wander from a direct or straight course
