{
    "term": "departure",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an act of leaving a place",
            "sensetop": "departure from…departure for…departure to…before departure",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His sudden departure threw the office into chaos."
                },
                {
                    "text": "rumours of her imminent/impending departure"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had received no news of him since his departure from the island.",
                    "contextForm": "departure from…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The day of their departure for London was growing closer.",
                    "contextForm": "departure for…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She postponed her departure to Scotland.",
                    "contextForm": "departure to…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Flights should be confirmed 48 hours before departure.",
                    "contextForm": "before departure"
                },
                {
                    "text": "tracking the arrival and departure dates of migrating birds"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Atocha station was the departure point for our tour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He made a hasty departure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her disagreement with the MD probably hastened her departure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our boss sent out an email announcing her departure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The guard blew his whistle to warn of the train's imminent departure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The last check-in time is 45 minutes before flight departure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You should receive your flight tickets at least a week prior to departure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Departure for London will be at 18.45."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Heavy snow delayed our departure for several days."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her departure from the island went almost unnoticed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His departure leaves the board without a leader."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I made preparations for a speedy departure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please state your flight number and date of departure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had made arrangements for their immediate departure for Canada."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["abrupt", "sudden", "hasty"],
                "verb + departure": ["make", "hasten", "delay"],
                "departure + noun": ["point", "date", "time"],
                "preposition": [
                    "before departure",
                    "prior to departure",
                    "on departure"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "the day, time, etc. of departure",
                    "the point of departure"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a plane, train, etc. leaving a place at a particular time",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**arrivals and departures**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "All departures are from Manchester."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We sat in the **departure lounge** waiting for our flight to be called."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the departure time/gate"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **departures board**"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by bus and train", "Transport by air"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["abrupt", "sudden", "hasty"],
                "verb + departure": ["make", "hasten", "delay"],
                "departure + noun": ["point", "date", "time"],
                "preposition": [
                    "before departure",
                    "prior to departure",
                    "on departure"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "the day, time, etc. of departure",
                    "the point of departure"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the part of an airport where you go before catching a plane",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There were long delays and queues in departures."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by air"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "an action that is different from what is usual or expected",
            "sensetop": "departure from something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Their latest single represents a new departure for the band."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a **radical departure** from tradition.",
                    "contextForm": "departure from something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This document marks a radical departure from earlier recommendations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This project represents a big departure for me."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["new", "big", "complete"],
                "verb + departure": ["be", "mark", "represent"],
                "preposition": ["departure from"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a place where a journey starts",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an idea, a theory or an event that is used to start a discussion, an activity, etc.",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The author takes Freud's dream theories as the point of departure for his essay."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈpɑːtʃə(r)/",
                "audio": "de/departure/departure__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/",
                "audio": "de/departure/departure__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French departeure, from the verb departir, based on Latin dispertire ‘to divide’."
}