Meaning

(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.
2. (intransitive) To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend.

Example Sentences

Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude.

In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room to digress into a particular definition as often as a man varies the signification of any term.

[…] For I hadn't had so much fun since the day / my brother's dog Rover / got run over. / (Rover was killed by a Pontiac. And it was done with such grace and artistry that the witnesses awarded the driver both ears and the tail – but I digress.)

Thy overflow of good converts to bad; And thy abundant goodness shall excuse This deadly blot in thy digressing son.

Word Forms

• digresses
• digressing
• digressed

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When Should You Use Digress?

Use digress when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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