Definition of digress in English:

digress

verb dʌɪˈɡrɛsdaɪˈɡrɛs

[no object]

Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.
（演讲，写作）离题
I have digressed a little from my original plan
我有点偏离我原先的计划了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Like any good curator, of course, he digresses, pausing to impart a bit of gossip or whimsy, spicing the historically significant with the genuinely weird.
- The enthusiasm with which he talks about dingoes wanes as he digresses further into his history: British uranium mining and nuclear testing on Aboriginal land.
- But no, she digresses into a long dissertation on gun control and abortion, veritably begging the Democrats to adopt the position of the Republican Party.
- But we are digressing from a totally pointless and inane post here.
- Moreover, she approaches subjects indirectly, digressing frequently on peripheral topics and only slowly coming to the point.
- Wow, I have digressed so far even I can't remember what this was about.
- However, I am digressing from the main point that I am trying to put across in this letter, which is the attitude of most Namibians when it comes to criticism.
- Though he has occasionally digressed, the 19th century - which embraces the ages of revolution, capital and empire - is ‘his period’.
- I'm digressing but the point is it wasn't hard to imagine a member of my family being a criminal; I was kind of getting used to it.
- Another brave step, though it might seem very trivial is that he has avoided digressing from the singular plot by not invoking songs and other kitsch trappings.
- It frequently digresses into philosophical rants, or into imagined discussions between the author and his younger brother, where the young boy is able to speak like a particularly eloquent adult.
- Still, this is digressing from our main point of concern.
- But I'm digressing, and meandering, and I apologise, unless you like that kind of thing, which I do when others do it, but I understand if you don't.
- I know I digressed from the subject of the article.
- It digresses into long corridors of thought, quiet corners of droll humour.
- They loved him even more when he digressed from his prepared speech to intervene in domestic British politics.
- But I'm digressing, this post is all about the music, not my brain rotting youth.
- But after that, it drags and detours, dawdles and digresses - to the Hague; to Sarajevo, inevitably; to the south of Italy.
- And then it digressed into unprintable scenarios.
- Any argument about its fate that digresses from this fact threatens to dissolve into the putrid river of disingenuous excuses the administration keeps spewing forth to drown the truth.
Synonyms
deviate, go off at a tangent, diverge, turn aside, turn away, depart, drift, stray, ramble, wander, meander, maunder
get off the subject, stray from the subject, stray from the point, deviate from the topic, get sidetracked, lose the thread
rare divagate

Derivatives

digresser

noun

Of this category of professors, feminists are the most passionate digressers.
Example sentencesExamples
- He is also a world-champion digresser, sending out long skeins of words, which bend back and dissolve into the previous ones.
- Well, the man on the other end of the phone was a master digresser.
- Plus, I'm a rambler and digresser even if there isn't much to say.
- As it was not seen as an ethical stand or a virtue, there were few digressers from its path.

Origin

Early 16th century: from Latin digress- 'stepped away', from the verb digredi, from di- 'aside' + gradi 'to walk'.

Rhymes

acquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, caress, cess, chess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, dress, duchesse, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, intumesce, jess, largesse, less, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, success, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, underdress, vicomtesse, yes

Definition of digress in US English:

digress

verbdīˈɡresdaɪˈɡrɛs

[no object]

Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.
（演讲，写作）离题
I have digressed a little from my original plan
我有点偏离我原先的计划了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Though he has occasionally digressed, the 19th century - which embraces the ages of revolution, capital and empire - is ‘his period’.
- It digresses into long corridors of thought, quiet corners of droll humour.
- They loved him even more when he digressed from his prepared speech to intervene in domestic British politics.
- However, I am digressing from the main point that I am trying to put across in this letter, which is the attitude of most Namibians when it comes to criticism.
- But we are digressing from a totally pointless and inane post here.
- And then it digressed into unprintable scenarios.
- But I'm digressing, and meandering, and I apologise, unless you like that kind of thing, which I do when others do it, but I understand if you don't.
- I know I digressed from the subject of the article.
- But no, she digresses into a long dissertation on gun control and abortion, veritably begging the Democrats to adopt the position of the Republican Party.
- I'm digressing but the point is it wasn't hard to imagine a member of my family being a criminal; I was kind of getting used to it.
- But I'm digressing, this post is all about the music, not my brain rotting youth.
- Another brave step, though it might seem very trivial is that he has avoided digressing from the singular plot by not invoking songs and other kitsch trappings.
- But after that, it drags and detours, dawdles and digresses - to the Hague; to Sarajevo, inevitably; to the south of Italy.
- Like any good curator, of course, he digresses, pausing to impart a bit of gossip or whimsy, spicing the historically significant with the genuinely weird.
- Still, this is digressing from our main point of concern.
- Moreover, she approaches subjects indirectly, digressing frequently on peripheral topics and only slowly coming to the point.
- Any argument about its fate that digresses from this fact threatens to dissolve into the putrid river of disingenuous excuses the administration keeps spewing forth to drown the truth.
- The enthusiasm with which he talks about dingoes wanes as he digresses further into his history: British uranium mining and nuclear testing on Aboriginal land.
- Wow, I have digressed so far even I can't remember what this was about.
- It frequently digresses into philosophical rants, or into imagined discussions between the author and his younger brother, where the young boy is able to speak like a particularly eloquent adult.
Synonyms
deviate, go off at a tangent, diverge, turn aside, turn away, depart, drift, stray, ramble, wander, meander, maunder

Origin

Early 16th century: from Latin digress- ‘stepped away’, from the verb digredi, from di- ‘aside’ + gradi ‘to walk’.

词汇	digress
释义	Definition of digress in English: digress verb dʌɪˈɡrɛsdaɪˈɡrɛs [no object] Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. （演讲，写作）离题 I have digressed a little from my original plan 我有点偏离我原先的计划了。 Example sentencesExamples Like any good curator, of course, he digresses, pausing to impart a bit of gossip or whimsy, spicing the historically significant with the genuinely weird. The enthusiasm with which he talks about dingoes wanes as he digresses further into his history: British uranium mining and nuclear testing on Aboriginal land. But no, she digresses into a long dissertation on gun control and abortion, veritably begging the Democrats to adopt the position of the Republican Party. But we are digressing from a totally pointless and inane post here. Moreover, she approaches subjects indirectly, digressing frequently on peripheral topics and only slowly coming to the point. Wow, I have digressed so far even I can't remember what this was about. However, I am digressing from the main point that I am trying to put across in this letter, which is the attitude of most Namibians when it comes to criticism. Though he has occasionally digressed, the 19th century - which embraces the ages of revolution, capital and empire - is ‘his period’. I'm digressing but the point is it wasn't hard to imagine a member of my family being a criminal; I was kind of getting used to it. Another brave step, though it might seem very trivial is that he has avoided digressing from the singular plot by not invoking songs and other kitsch trappings. It frequently digresses into philosophical rants, or into imagined discussions between the author and his younger brother, where the young boy is able to speak like a particularly eloquent adult. Still, this is digressing from our main point of concern. But I'm digressing, and meandering, and I apologise, unless you like that kind of thing, which I do when others do it, but I understand if you don't. I know I digressed from the subject of the article. It digresses into long corridors of thought, quiet corners of droll humour. They loved him even more when he digressed from his prepared speech to intervene in domestic British politics. But I'm digressing, this post is all about the music, not my brain rotting youth. But after that, it drags and detours, dawdles and digresses - to the Hague; to Sarajevo, inevitably; to the south of Italy. And then it digressed into unprintable scenarios. Any argument about its fate that digresses from this fact threatens to dissolve into the putrid river of disingenuous excuses the administration keeps spewing forth to drown the truth. Synonyms deviate, go off at a tangent, diverge, turn aside, turn away, depart, drift, stray, ramble, wander, meander, maunder get off the subject, stray from the subject, stray from the point, deviate from the topic, get sidetracked, lose the thread rare divagate Derivatives digresser noun Of this category of professors, feminists are the most passionate digressers. Example sentencesExamples He is also a world-champion digresser, sending out long skeins of words, which bend back and dissolve into the previous ones. Well, the man on the other end of the phone was a master digresser. Plus, I'm a rambler and digresser even if there isn't much to say. As it was not seen as an ethical stand or a virtue, there were few digressers from its path. Origin Early 16th century: from Latin digress- 'stepped away', from the verb digredi, from di- 'aside' + gradi 'to walk'. Rhymes acquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, caress, cess, chess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, dress, duchesse, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, intumesce, jess, largesse, less, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, success, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, underdress, vicomtesse, yes Definition of digress in US English: digress verbdīˈɡresdaɪˈɡrɛs [no object] Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. （演讲，写作）离题 I have digressed a little from my original plan 我有点偏离我原先的计划了。 Example sentencesExamples Though he has occasionally digressed, the 19th century - which embraces the ages of revolution, capital and empire - is ‘his period’. It digresses into long corridors of thought, quiet corners of droll humour. They loved him even more when he digressed from his prepared speech to intervene in domestic British politics. However, I am digressing from the main point that I am trying to put across in this letter, which is the attitude of most Namibians when it comes to criticism. But we are digressing from a totally pointless and inane post here. And then it digressed into unprintable scenarios. But I'm digressing, and meandering, and I apologise, unless you like that kind of thing, which I do when others do it, but I understand if you don't. I know I digressed from the subject of the article. But no, she digresses into a long dissertation on gun control and abortion, veritably begging the Democrats to adopt the position of the Republican Party. I'm digressing but the point is it wasn't hard to imagine a member of my family being a criminal; I was kind of getting used to it. But I'm digressing, this post is all about the music, not my brain rotting youth. Another brave step, though it might seem very trivial is that he has avoided digressing from the singular plot by not invoking songs and other kitsch trappings. But after that, it drags and detours, dawdles and digresses - to the Hague; to Sarajevo, inevitably; to the south of Italy. Like any good curator, of course, he digresses, pausing to impart a bit of gossip or whimsy, spicing the historically significant with the genuinely weird. Still, this is digressing from our main point of concern. Moreover, she approaches subjects indirectly, digressing frequently on peripheral topics and only slowly coming to the point. Any argument about its fate that digresses from this fact threatens to dissolve into the putrid river of disingenuous excuses the administration keeps spewing forth to drown the truth. The enthusiasm with which he talks about dingoes wanes as he digresses further into his history: British uranium mining and nuclear testing on Aboriginal land. Wow, I have digressed so far even I can't remember what this was about. It frequently digresses into philosophical rants, or into imagined discussions between the author and his younger brother, where the young boy is able to speak like a particularly eloquent adult. Synonyms deviate, go off at a tangent, diverge, turn aside, turn away, depart, drift, stray, ramble, wander, meander, maunder Origin Early 16th century: from Latin digress- ‘stepped away’, from the verb digredi, from di- ‘aside’ + gradi ‘to walk’.
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