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digress
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di·gress  (d-grs, d-)
intr.v. di·gressed, di·gress·ing, di·gress·es
To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking; stray. See Synonyms at swerve.

[Latin dgred, dgress- : d-, dis-, apart; see dis- + grad, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

digress
Verb
to depart from the main subject in speech or writing [Latin digressus turned aside]
digression n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"
2.digress - wander from a direct or straight course
deviate, divert - turn aside; turn away from

digress
verb wander, drift, stray, depart, ramble, meander, diverge, deviate, turn aside, be diffuse, expatiate, go off at a tangent, get off the point or subject
Translations
digress [daɪˈgrɛs] vi to digress from → apartarse de

digress [daɪˈgrɛs] vi to digress from → s'écarter de, s'éloigner de

digress [daɪˈgrɛs] vi to digress (from) → abschweifen (von)

digress [daɪˈgrɛs] vi to digress from → divagare da

digress
v digress [daiˈgres]
to wander from the point, or from the main subject in speaking or writing. afdwaal يَنْحَرِفُ عن المَوضوع الرَّئيسي، يَحيد، يَسْتَطْرِدُ отклонявам се odbočit bevæge sig væk fra emnet abschweifen ξεφεύγω, παρεκκλίνω από το θέμα μου divagar, desviarse del tema, hacer digresiones (asjast) kõrvale kalduma از موضوع پرت شدن؛ از این شاخه به آن شاخه پریدن poiketa asiasta faire une digression לִסטוֹת विषयांतर करना udaljiti se od predmeta elkalandozik menyimpang gera útúrdúr divagare わき道へそれる 벗어나다, 빗나가다 nukrypti novirzīties (no temata) menyimpang afdwalen komme bort fra emnet, havne viddene robić dygresje divagar a face o digresiune отклоняться odbočiť oddaljiti se odstupiti göra en utvikning, komma från ämnet พูดนอกเรื่อง konudan ayrılmak 離開主題 відхилятися اصل موضوع سے گریز کرنا lạc đề
n diˈgression [-ʃən]
afwyking إنْحِراف عن الموضوع، إسْتِطْراد отклонение odbočení, odbočka sidebemærkning die Abschweifung παρέκκλιση digresión kõrvalepõige انحراف؛ پرت شدن sivuhyppäys digression סְטִייָה विषयांतर digresija, udaljavanje od predmeta elkalandozás penyimpangan útúrdúr digressione 逸脱 벗어남, 이탈 nukrypimas novirzīšanās (no temata) penyimpangan afdwaling digresjon, sidebemerkning dygresja digressão digresiune отклонение odbočka, odbočenie oddaljitev digresija avvikelse, utvikning การพูดนอกเรื่อง konudan ayrılma 離題 відхилення موضوع سے گریز sự lạc đề


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She digresses, adds sidebars and (sometimes awkwardly placed) full-page asides, and inserts herself into the narrative as she becomes a partner in a freewheeling inquiry with the reader.
Although the book begins with a discussion of genetics and the hygiene hypothesis, it quickly digresses into issues less relevant to the main point of the book, such as new diagnostic tests.
and a killer rabbit, the show digresses into parodying other musicals.
 
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