digress
/daɪˈɡɹɛs/ verb C2- 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.
- To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend.
He/she/it digresses · Past digressed · Past participle digressed · -ing form digressing
Verb forms
- Base form
- digress
- He/she/it
- digresses
- Past
- digressed
- Past participle
- digressed
- -ing form
- digressing
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