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to digress (from a subject)

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  • digress — UK [daɪˈɡres] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms digress : present tense I/you/we/they digress he/she/it digresses present participle digressing past tense digressed past participle digressed if you digress from a subject, you start to talk or… …   English dictionary

  • digress — di|gress [ daı gres ] verb intransitive if you digress from a subject, you start to talk or write about something else ╾ di|gres|sion [ daı greʃn ] noun count or uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • digress — [[t]daɪgre̱s[/t]] digresses, digressing, digressed VERB If you digress, you move away from the subject you are talking or writing about and talk or write about something different for a while. I ve digressed a little to explain the situation so… …   English dictionary

  • digress — [daɪˈgres] verb [I] to start to talk or write about something different from the subject that you were discussing digression [daɪˈgreʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • Digress — Di*gress , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Digressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Digressing}.] [L. digressus, p. p. of digredi to go apart, to deviate; di = dis + gradi to step, walk. See {Grade}.] 1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • digress — [di gres′, dīgres′] vi. [< L digressus, pp. of digredi, to go apart < dis , apart + gradi, to go, step: see GRADE] to turn aside; esp., to depart temporarily from the main subject in talking or writing; ramble SYN. DEVIATE …   English World dictionary

  • digress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. diverge, ramble, deviate, wander. See deviation, loquacity, diffuseness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stray, diverge, maunder, deviate; see deviate , ramble 2 . See Synonym Study at deviate . III (Roget …   English dictionary for students

  • digress — [dʌɪ grɛs] verb leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. Derivatives digresser noun digression noun digressive adjective digressively adverb digressiveness noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • digress — verb (I) formal to move away from the main subject that you are talking or writing about: Do you mind if I digress for a moment? digression /daI greSFn/ noun (C, U): After several long digressions he finally reached the interesting part of the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • digress — v.intr. depart from the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. Derivatives: digresser n. digression n. digressive adj. digressively adv. digressiveness n. Etymology: L digredi digress (as DI (2), gradi walk) …   Useful english dictionary

  • digress — intransitive verb Etymology: Latin digressus, past participle of digredi, from dis + gradi to step more at grade Date: 1529 to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument Synonyms: see swerve …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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