digress
11digress — 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… …
12digress — 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 …
13digress — di|gress [daıˈgres] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: digressus, past participle of digredi [i] to step aside ] to talk or write about something that is not your main subject ▪ Do you mind if I digress for a moment? >digression [daıˈgreʃən] …
14digress — 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 …
15digress — [[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… …
16digress — [dʌɪ grɛs] verb leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. Derivatives digresser noun digression noun digressive adjective digressively adverb digressiveness noun …
17digress — 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… …
18digress — di•gress [[t]dɪˈgrɛs, daɪ [/t]] v. i. 1) to wander away from the main topic or argument in speaking or writing 2) archaic to turn aside • Etymology: 1520–30; < L dīgressus, ptp. of dīgredī to go off, depart, digress =dī di II+ gredī, comb.… …
19digress — 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) …
20digress — 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 …
