present participle of depart

that is leaving / while leaving

The act by which somebody or something departs.

plural of departing

(intransitive) To leave. / (intransitive) To set out on a journey. / (intransitive, euphemistic) To die. / (intransitive, figuratively) To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.

(obsolete) Division; separation, as of compound substances. / (obsolete) A going away; departure.

A part, portion, or subdivision. / A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like. / A specified aspect or quality. / (often in proper names) One of the principal divisions of executive government

simple past tense and past participle of depart

Having gone away. / (euphemistic) Dead.

(euphemistic) A dead person or persons.