digress
pronunciation
How to pronounce digress in British English:
UK [daɪˈɡres]
How to pronounce digress in American English:
US [daɪˈɡres]
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- Verb:
- lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
- wander from a direct or straight course
Word Origin
- digress
- digress: see gradual
- digress (v.)
- 1520s, from Latin digressus, past participle of digredi "to go aside, depart" (see digression), or perhaps a back-formation from digression. Related: Digressed; digressing.
Example
- 1. Please allow me to digress for some time .
- 2. To make this clear , I must digress .
- 3. That makes me so digress ?
- 4. I personally think that would be a low number due to the firepower and training I possess , but I digress .
- 5. But I digress . The creation of the high-speed rail link across china is nothing short of astonishing , and is the first time that china has really shown how far ahead of the world it is in some areas .