The difference between Arrive and Depart

When used as verbs, arrive means to reach, whereas depart means to leave.

Depart is also noun with the meaning: division.

check bellow for the other definitions of Arrive and Depart

  1. Arrive as a verb (intransitive, copulative):

    To reach; to get to a certain place.

    Examples:

    "We arrived at the hotel and booked in."

  2. Arrive as a verb (intransitive):

    To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.

    Examples:

    "He had finally arrived on Broadway."

  3. Arrive as a verb:

    To come; said of time.

    Examples:

    "The time has arrived for us to depart."

  4. Arrive as a verb:

    To happen or occur.

  5. Arrive as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To reach; to come to.

  6. Arrive as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To bring to shore.

  1. Depart as a verb (intransitive):

    To leave.

  2. Depart as a verb (intransitive):

    To set out on a journey.

  3. Depart as a verb (intransitive):

    To die.

  4. Depart as a verb (intransitive, figurative):

    To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.

  5. Depart as a verb (intransitive):

    To deviate (from), be different (from), fail to conform.

    Examples:

    "His latest statements seemed to depart from party policy somewhat."

    "to depart from a title or defence in legal pleading"

  6. Depart as a verb (transitive):

    To go away from; to leave.

  7. Depart as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To divide up; to distribute, share.

  8. Depart as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To separate, part.

    Examples:

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  1. Depart as a noun (obsolete):

    Division; separation, as of compound substances.

  2. Depart as a noun (obsolete):

    A going away; departure.

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