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di·gress
(dī-grĕs′, dĭ-)intr.v. di·gressed, di·gress·ing, di·gress·es
To stray temporarily from the topic at hand, as in delivering a speech or engaging in a discussion. See Synonyms at swerve.
[Latin dīgredī, dīgress- : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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digress
(daɪˈɡrɛs)vb (intr)
1. to depart from the main subject in speech or writing
2. to wander from one's path or main direction
[C16: from Latin dīgressus turned aside, from dīgredī, from dis- apart + gradī to go]
diˈgresser n
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di•gress
(dɪˈgrɛs, daɪ-)v.i.
1. to wander away from the main topic or argument in speaking or writing.
2. Archaic. to turn aside.
[1520–30; < Latin dīgressus, past participle of dīgredī to go off, depart, digress =dī- di-2 + -gredī, comb. form of gradī to go; compare grade]
syn: See deviate.
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digress
Past participle: digressed
Gerund: digressing
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| Verb | 1. | digress - lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture" tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late" |
| 2. | digress - wander from a direct or straight course |
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digress
verb wander, drift, stray, depart, ramble, meander, diverge, deviate, turn aside, be diffuse, expatiate, go off at a tangent, get off the point or subject She digressed from the matter under discussion.
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digress
verb1. To turn away from a prescribed course of action or conduct:
Archaic: err.
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Translations
odbíhatodbočit
bevæge sig væk fra emnet
gera útúrdúr
novirzīties
konudan ayrılmak
digress
[daɪˈgres] VI → hacer una digresión (pej) → divagarto digress from the subject → apartarse del tema
but I digress (often hum) → pero me estoy apartando del tema
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digress
[daɪˈgrɛs] vi (= get off the subject) → faire une digressionto digress from sth [+ topic, subject] → s'écarter de qch, s'éloigner de qch
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digress
vi → abschweifen
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digress
(daiˈgres) verb to wander from the point, or from the main subject in speaking or writing.
diˈgression (-ʃən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.