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digress
/ daɪˈɡrɛs /
verb
- to depart from the main subject in speech or writing
- to wander from one's path or main direction
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Derived Forms
- diˈgresser, noun
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Other Words From
- di·gresser noun
- di·gressing·ly adverb
- redi·gress verb (used without object)
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of digress1
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Example Sentences
Eszterhas describes how Gibson often would digress from the topic at hand to rant about Grigorieva.
But I digress, enough with the “man who wears two masks” nonsense, as if Banville must justify writing mystery novels.
Do not digress; tell one story at a time; let no incident into your story which cannot answer the question, “Why are you here?”
I will digress a bit and explain how these stone-quarries were discovered.
While we are on that subject, just to digress for a moment, what was his attitude toward riding in open cars?
Let me now, however, turn to my tale, from which it is my intention in future to digress as seldom as possible.
It may be of interest to digress here briefly in order to speak of these little known though common forms of life.
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