digress
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digressed, past participle; digressed, past tense; digressing, present participle; digresses, 3rd person singular present;
/dīˈgres/,
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digressed, past participle; digressed, past tense; digressing, present participle; digresses, 3rd person singular present;
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Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing
- - I have digressed a little from my original plan
Web Definitions:
- 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"
- sidetrack: wander from a direct or straight course
- Digression (parekbasis in Greek, egressio, digressio and excursion in Latin) is a section of a composition or speech that is an intentional change of subject. ...