refers specifically to _departure_. , meanwhile, just generally means _to go out, to come out_ , and could be used in reference to belly buttons, dresser drawers, stepping out into the yard, going onstage, or leaving a bathtub, among other potential contexts. You'd never use for leaving the bathtub, unless you're being silly. For heading out onto the town, or to do errands, etc., a better verb might be .