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di·gress
(dī-grĕs′, dĭ-)intr.v. di·gressed, di·gress·ing, di·gress·es
To stray temporarily from the topic at hand, as in delivering a speech or engaging in a discussion. See Synonyms at swerve .
[Latin dīgredī, dīgress- : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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digress
(daɪˈɡrɛs)vb (intr)
1. to depart from the main subject in speech or writing
2. to wander from one's path or main direction
[C16: from Latin dīgressus turned aside, from dīgredī, from dis- apart + gradī to go]
diˈgresser n
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di•gress
(dɪˈgrɛs, daɪ-)v.i.
1. to wander away from the main topic or argument in speaking or writing.
2. Archaic. to turn aside.
[1520–30; < Latin dīgressus, past participle of dīgredī to go off, depart, digress =dī- di-2 + -gredī, comb. form of gradī to go; compare grade]
syn: See deviate.
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digress
Past participle: digressed
Gerund: digressing
| Imperative |
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| digress |
| digress |
| Present |
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| I digress |
| you digress |
| he/she/it digresses |
| we digress |
| you digress |
| they digress |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I digressed |
| you digressed |
| he/she/it digressed |
| we digressed |
| you digressed |
| they digressed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am digressing |
| you are digressing |
| he/she/it is digressing |
| we are digressing |
| you are digressing |
| they are digressing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have digressed |
| you have digressed |
| he/she/it has digressed |
| we have digressed |
| you have digressed |
| they have digressed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was digressing |
| you were digressing |
| he/she/it was digressing |
| we were digressing |
| you were digressing |
| they were digressing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had digressed |
| you had digressed |
| he/she/it had digressed |
| we had digressed |
| you had digressed |
| they had digressed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will digress |
| you will digress |
| he/she/it will digress |
| we will digress |
| you will digress |
| they will digress |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have digressed |
| you will have digressed |
| he/she/it will have digressed |
| we will have digressed |
| you will have digressed |
| they will have digressed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be digressing |
| you will be digressing |
| he/she/it will be digressing |
| we will be digressing |
| you will be digressing |
| they will be digressing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been digressing |
| you have been digressing |
| he/she/it has been digressing |
| we have been digressing |
| you have been digressing |
| they have been digressing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been digressing |
| you will have been digressing |
| he/she/it will have been digressing |
| we will have been digressing |
| you will have been digressing |
| they will have been digressing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been digressing |
| you had been digressing |
| he/she/it had been digressing |
| we had been digressing |
| you had been digressing |
| they had been digressing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would digress |
| you would digress |
| he/she/it would digress |
| we would digress |
| you would digress |
| they would digress |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have digressed |
| you would have digressed |
| he/she/it would have digressed |
| we would have digressed |
| you would have digressed |
| they would have digressed |
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Verb 1. 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
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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 She digressed from the matter under discussion.
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digress
verb1. To turn away from a prescribed course of action or conduct:
Archaic: err.
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Translations
odbíhatodbočit
bevæge sig væk fra emnet
gera útúrdúr
novirzīties
konudan ayrılmak
digress
[daɪˈgres] VI → hacer una digresión (pej) → divagarto digress from the subject → apartarse del tema
but I digress (often hum) → pero me estoy apartando del tema
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
digress
[daɪˈgrɛs] vi (= get off the subject) → faire une digressionto digress from sth [+ topic, subject] → s'écarter de qch, s'éloigner de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
digress
vi → abschweifen
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digress
(daiˈgres) verb to wander from the point, or from the main subject in speaking or writing. afdwaal يَنْحَرِفُ عن المَوضوع الرَّئيسي، يَحيد، يَسْتَطْرِدُ отклонявам се divagar odbočit abschweifen bevæge sig væk fra emnet 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 aiheesta faire une digression לִסטוֹת विषयांतर करना udaljiti se od predmeta elkalandozik menyimpang gera útúrdúr divagare わき道へそれる 벗어나다 nukrypti novirzīties (no temata) menyimpang afdwalen komme bort fra emnet, havne på viddene robić dygresje يوى خواته كېدل، له اتساسى مو ضوع څخه او ښتل (په خبرو كې) انحراف كول (له موضوع څخه 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 离开主题
diˈgression (-ʃən) noun afwyking إنْحِراف عن الموضوع، إسْتِطْراد отклонение digressão odbočení, odbočka die Abschweifung sidebemærkning παρέκκλιση digresión kõrvalepõige انحراف؛ پرت شدن asiasta poikkeaminen digression סטייה विषयांतर digresija, udaljavanje od predmeta elkalandozás penyimpangan útúrdúr digressione 逸脱 벗어남 nukrypimas novirzīšanās (no temata) penyimpangan afdwaling digresjon, sidebemerkning dygresja بیرا،انحراف digressão digresiune отклонение odbočka, odbočenie oddaljitev digresija avvikelse, utvikning การพูดนอกเรื่อง konudan ayrılma 離題 відхилення موضوع سے گریز sự lạc đề 离题
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