Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - digress
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Digress
digress
(digresses, digressing, digressed) If you digress, you move away from the subject you are talking or writing about and talk or write about something different for a while. I’ve digressed a little to explain the situation so far, so let me now recap... She digressed from her prepared speech to pay tribute to the President. VERB: V, V from n • digression (digressions) The text is dotted with digressions. N-VAR
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1.
intransitive verb Etymology: Latin ~us, past participle of digredi, from dis- + gradi to step — more at grade Date: 1529 to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument Synonyms: see swerve ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
v.intr. depart from the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. Derivatives digresser n. digression n. digressive adj. digressively adv. digressiveness n. Etymology: L digredi digress- (as DI-(2), gradi walk) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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4.
1. отступать, отклоняться, отходить (от темы и т. п.); отвлекаться to digress into (on) a subject —- перейти к (другой) теме 2. уст. отклоняться (от пути и т. п.); отходить (в сторону) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
v. отступать; отвлекаться, отклоняться (от темы и т.п.) (from) Mr Chairman, youre digressing from the purpose of this meeting. ...Англо-русский словарь
6.
~ v formal to move away from the main subject that you are talking or writing about (Do you mind if I digress for a moment?) - digression n (After several long digressions he finally reached the interesting part of the story.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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