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digress
di·gress D0221600 (dī-grĕs′, dĭ-) intr.v. di·gressed, di·gress·ing, di·gress·es To stray temporarily from the topic at hand, as in delivering a speech or engaging in a discussion. See Synonyms at swerve.
[Latin dīgredī, dīgress- : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] digress (daɪˈɡrɛs) vb (intr) 1. to depart from the main subject in speech or writing2. to wander from one's path or main direction[C16: from Latin dīgressus turned aside, from dīgredī, from dis- apart + gradī to go] diˈgresser ndi•gress (dɪˈgrɛs, daɪ-)
v.i. 1. to wander away from the main topic or argument in speaking or writing. 2. Archaic. to turn aside. [1520–30; < Latin dīgressus, past participle of dīgredī to go off, depart, digress =dī- di-2 + -gredī, comb. form of gradī to go; compare grade] syn: See deviate. digress
Past participle: digressed
Gerund: digressing
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| I digress | | you digress | | he/she/it digresses | | we digress | | you digress | | they digress |
| Preterite |
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| I digressed | | you digressed | | he/she/it digressed | | we digressed | | you digressed | | they digressed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am digressing | | you are digressing | | he/she/it is digressing | | we are digressing | | you are digressing | | they are digressing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have digressed | | you have digressed | | he/she/it has digressed | | we have digressed | | you have digressed | | they have digressed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was digressing | | you were digressing | | he/she/it was digressing | | we were digressing | | you were digressing | | they were digressing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had digressed | | you had digressed | | he/she/it had digressed | | we had digressed | | you had digressed | | they had digressed |
| Future |
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| I will digress | | you will digress | | he/she/it will digress | | we will digress | | you will digress | | they will digress |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have digressed | | you will have digressed | | he/she/it will have digressed | | we will have digressed | | you will have digressed | | they will have digressed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be digressing | | you will be digressing | | he/she/it will be digressing | | we will be digressing | | you will be digressing | | they will be digressing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been digressing | | you have been digressing | | he/she/it has been digressing | | we have been digressing | | you have been digressing | | they have been digressing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been digressing | | you will have been digressing | | he/she/it will have been digressing | | we will have been digressing | | you will have been digressing | | they will have been digressing |
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| I had been digressing | | you had been digressing | | he/she/it had been digressing | | we had been digressing | | you had been digressing | | they had been digressing |
| Conditional |
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| I would digress | | you would digress | | he/she/it would digress | | we would digress | | you would digress | | they would digress |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have digressed | | you would have digressed | | he/she/it would have digressed | | we would have digressed | | you would have digressed | | they would have digressed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | digress - 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"divagate, stray, wandertell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late" | | 2. | digress - wander from a direct or straight coursesidetrack, straggle, departdeviate, divert - turn aside; turn away from |
digressverb wander, drift, stray, depart, ramble, meander, diverge, deviate, turn aside, be diffuse, expatiate, go off at a tangent, get off the point or subject She digressed from the matter under discussion.digressverb1. To turn away from a prescribed course of action or conduct:depart, deviate, diverge, stray, swerve, veer.Archaic: err.2. To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking:deviate, divagate, diverge, ramble, stray, wander.Idiom: go off at a tangent.Translationsdigress (daiˈgres) verb to wander from the point, or from the main subject in speaking or writing. 離開主題 离开主题diˈgression (-ʃən) noun 離題 离题digress
digress from (something)To begin to discuss something other than the current topic or issue. You totally digress from your argument in this paragraph, so cut it from your paper.See also: digressdigress from something[for a speaker or writer] to stray from the subject. I am going to digress from my prepared text. You will pardon me if I digress from my point a little.See also: digressdigress
Synonyms for digressverb wanderSynonyms- wander
- drift
- stray
- depart
- ramble
- meander
- diverge
- deviate
- turn aside
- be diffuse
- expatiate
- go off at a tangent
- get off the point or subject
Synonyms for digressverb to turn away from a prescribed course of action or conductSynonyms- depart
- deviate
- diverge
- stray
- swerve
- veer
- err
verb to turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speakingSynonyms- deviate
- divagate
- diverge
- ramble
- stray
- wander
Synonyms for digressverb lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speakingSynonymsRelated Wordsverb wander from a direct or straight courseSynonymsRelated Words |