digress

[ dih-gres, dahy- ]

/ dɪˈgrɛs, daɪ- /

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verb (used without object)

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.

Archaic. to turn aside.

Origin of digress

1520–30; <Latin dīgressus, past participle of dīgredī “to go off, depart, digress,” equivalent to dī- di-² + -gredī, combining form of gradī “to go”; cf. grade

SYNONYMS FOR digress

1 ramble, stray.

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synonym study for digress

1. See deviate.

OTHER WORDS FROM digress

di·gress·er, noundi·gress·ing·ly, adverbre·di·gress, verb (used without object)

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH digress

digress , diverge

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Example sentences from the Web for digress

But whither am I digressed, from lead vnto crowes, & from crowes vnto diuels?
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine|Raphaell Holinshed
I had digressed a moment because it was appropriate to have your brother come in at the point we reached.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
At the weak spots he had gesticulated convincingly and digressed upon his health.
True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office|Arthur Train
"That light you see there straight ahead is in the ranch house," digressed the Indian.
Where the Trail Divides|Will Lillibridge

She digressed at this point to express her pleasure at the thought of seeing him so soon again.
The Beauty|Mrs. Wilson Woodrow

British Dictionary definitions for digress

digress

/ (daɪˈɡrɛs) /

verb (intr)

to depart from the main subject in speech or writing

to wander from one's path or main direction

Derived forms of digress

digresser, noun

Word Origin for digress

C16: from Latin dīgressus turned aside, from dīgredī, from dis- apart + gradī to go

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单词	digress
释义	digress [ dih-gres, dahy- ] / dɪˈgrɛs, daɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR digress ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) 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. Archaic. to turn aside. Origin of digress 1520–30; <Latin dīgressus, past participle of dīgredī “to go off, depart, digress,” equivalent to dī- di-² + -gredī, combining form of gradī “to go”; cf. grade SYNONYMS FOR digress 1 ramble, stray. SEE SYNONYMS FOR digress ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for digress 1. See deviate. OTHER WORDS FROM digress di·gress·er, noundi·gress·ing·ly, adverbre·di·gress, verb (used without object) WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH digress digress , diverge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for digress But whither am I digressed, from lead vnto crowes, & from crowes vnto diuels? Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine\|Raphaell Holinshed I had digressed a moment because it was appropriate to have your brother come in at the point we reached. Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy At the weak spots he had gesticulated convincingly and digressed upon his health. True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office\|Arthur Train "That light you see there straight ahead is in the ranch house," digressed the Indian. Where the Trail Divides\|Will Lillibridge She digressed at this point to express her pleasure at the thought of seeing him so soon again. The Beauty\|Mrs. Wilson Woodrow British Dictionary definitions for digress digress / (daɪˈɡrɛs) / verb (intr) to depart from the main subject in speech or writing to wander from one's path or main direction Derived forms of digress digresser, noun Word Origin for digress C16: from Latin dīgressus turned aside, from dīgredī, from dis- apart + gradī to go Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to digress meander, swerve, depart, ramble, veer, drift, divagate, roam, wander, beat about the bush
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digress

verb (used without object)

Origin of digress

SYNONYMS FOR digress

synonym study for digress

OTHER WORDS FROM digress

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH digress

Example sentences from the Web for digress

British Dictionary definitions for digress

verb (intr)

Derived forms of digress

Word Origin for digress

Words related to digress