digress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.
To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend.

/daɪˈɡɹɛs/ /dɪˈɡɹɛs/ en-us-digress.ogg en-au-digress.ogg

digress digresses digressing digressed

From Latin digressum, past participle of digredi.

sidetrack stray divagate

recur

digression digressive excursive

digressingly redigress

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