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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Goes away; leaves (synonyms for 'departs')

Hi teachers,
Would, 'goes away; leaves' be appropriate synonyms for 'departs' in the following sentence?
The train departs from platform six.

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

"Leaves", yes. "Goes away", no, this isn't a term that is used. There is a collocation problem.

— Vorpar

  • "Leaves", yes.
  • "Goes away", no, this isn't a term that is used.
  • There is a collocation problem.
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"Leaves", yes.

"Goes away", no, this isn't a term that is used. There is a collocation problem.
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You could say eg goes.
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Hi Vorpar,
Thanks for your reply.

TL
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Hi Clive,
So 'goes' alone works.

TL
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