verb
digress
deye-GREHS
verb
1
To wander away from the main topic when speaking or writing.
"Sorry, I keep digressing — back to the main point."
"The professor digressed into a story about his college days."
How to Use Digress
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo go off topic while talking or writing.
Common pairings
digress from the topic
if I may digress
Word Forms
digressed past tense, digresses singular
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Etymology
From Latin digredi, "to step away."