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digress

/daɪˈɡrɛs/

digressverb

digressed

Past Simple

digressed

Past Participle

digressing

Gerund

/daɪˈɡrɛs/

Translations

During the meeting, he began to digress from the main topic.

Во время встречи он начал отклоняться от основной темы.

She tends to digress when telling a story.

Она склонна отступать, когда рассказывает историю.

Definitions

To deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing.

During the lecture, the professor would often digress to share personal anecdotes.

Archaic. To depart from a path, direction, or standard; stray.

The caravan digressed from the main route to find water.

Synonyms