vertrekken

In a sentence

• Ik vertrek morgen naar Parijs.

  I am leaving for Paris tomorrow.

  Here, 'vertrekken' is used in an intransitive sense to indicate departure or leaving a place.

• Het vliegtuig vertrok precies om acht uur.

  The plane departed exactly at eight o'clock.

  In this sentence, 'vertrekken' describes the act of departing, in this case, referring to the airplane.

• Wij vertrekken vaak vroeg om files te vermijden.

  We often leave early to avoid traffic jams.

  Here, 'vertrekken' illustrates a habitual action of leaving a place early.