digress (from)
1digress — 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… …
2digress — v. (D; intr.) to digress from * * * [d(a)ɪ gres] (D; intr.) to digress from …
3digress — 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 …
4Digress — 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 …
5digress — 1520s, from L. digressus, pp. of digredi to go aside, depart (see DIGRESSION (Cf. digression)), or perhaps a back formation from digression. Related: Digressed; digressing …
6digress — [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 …
7digress — 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 …
8digress — [[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… …
9digress — digresser, n. digressingly, adv. /di gres , duy /, v.i. 1. to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc. 2. Archaic. to turn aside. [1520 30; < L… …
10digress — [dʌɪ grɛs] verb leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. Derivatives digresser noun digression noun digressive adjective digressively adverb digressiveness noun …
