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partir

/paʁ.tiʁ/
1.
verb3rdInfinitive

leave

go away

depart

Je vais partir au travail, à plus tard !

I'm going to leave for work, see you later!

Synonyms:s'en aller, quitter, filer
2.
verb3rdInfinitive

start

begin (to operate)

get going (engine, machine, event)

Il faut appuyer sur le bouton pour faire partir la machine.

You need to press the button to get the machine started.

Synonyms:démarrer, se mettre en marche, commencer, lancer
3.
verb3rdInfinitive

start from

be based on (an idea, point of departure)

Il faut partir de l'hypothèse que tout le monde est d'accord.

We must start from the assumption that everyone agrees.

Synonyms:commencer (à partir de), prendre comme point de départ, débuter (à partir de)

Notes

GENERAL INFO

Partir is a verb meaning "to leave" or "to depart." It implies movement away from a place.

USAGE

Use partir when someone or something is setting off, beginning a journey, or exiting a location.

Examples: *Je pars demain.* (I'm leaving tomorrow.) *Ils sont partis en vacances.* (They left for vacation.)

CONJUGATION - 3rd Group

Je pars

Tu pars

Il/elle/on part

Nous partons

Vous partez

Ils/elles partent

TRAPS

Partir uses "être" as its auxiliary verb in compound tenses (e.g., *il est parti*, not *il a parti*).

Do not confuse it with "quitter," which means "to leave *something/someone*" and always takes a direct object (e.g., *quitter la maison*, *quitter son ami*). Partir typically doesn't.