digress Definition
di·gress (di gres′, dī-)
intransitive verb
to turn aside; esp., to depart temporarily from the main subject in talking or writing; ramble
Etymology: < L digressus, pp. of digredi, to go apart < dis-, apart + gradi, to go, step: see grade
digress Synonyms
digress Usage Examples
Object
- bit: I need to digress a bit to let the ink dry.
- moment: I might digress a moment to note that reports of strange aerial phenomena are not peculiar to the post WW II period.
- touch: I need to digress here a touch, just to explain the difference between psychologists and psychiatrists.
- lot: Anyway, I seem to have digressed rather a lot from the original point of the post.
Preposition: at
point: Excuse me if I must digress at this point.
Preposition: into
discussion: Never did we digress into endless discussions about 'character ' .
Modifying Another Word
- briefly: I digress briefly into the concept of psychological structure.
- slightly: In order to explain I need to digress slightly.
- somewhat: To digress somewhat, there are a large number of rounds in Cornwall, usually located on spurs of land or prominently on hillslopes.
- again: Anyway I digress again - back to the story.
- not: Herr Grün adds: " We shall not digress; let us remain in France.
- now: In order to disillusion anyone who may think that my position was a sinecure, I shall now digress.
Used with why or when
when: Most Adventists were vegetarians, but I discovered that their kids would usually digress when out from under parental control.
Infinitive complement
- discuss: This is why I feel compelled to digress here to discuss the problem of our youth, particularly in the advanced industrialized nations.
- consider: So, I have to digress to consider those categories which have, from my point of view, important sociological significance.
Preposition: for
Browse dictionary entries near digress
- ‹ digraph
- ‹ digoxin
- ‹ dignity
- ‹ dignitary
- ‹ dignify
- ‹ dignified
- ‹ diglot
- ‹ digitoxin
- ‹ digitize
- ‹ digitigrade
- digression ›
- digressive ›
- digroup ›
- dihedral ›
- dihybrid ›
- Dijon ›
- Dijon mustard ›
- dik-dik ›
- dike ›
- dikes ›

