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digress

/daɪˈɡɹɛs/

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What does digress mean?

verb

  1. 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.
  2. To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend.
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IPA pronunciation

/daɪˈɡɹɛs/

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Let us digress for a space, and refer to our chapter on the constellations.
Thomas H. Burgoyne; Belle M. WagnerThe Light of Egypt; Or, The Science of the Soul and the Stars — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #1650
But soft, methinks I do digress too much, Citing my worthless praise.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
More book examples (2)
If I venture in speaking to digress never so little from my subject, I am infallibly lost, which is the reason that I keep myself, in discourse, strictly close.
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
I digress here in order to give an account of the intimate processes, which, according to my view, take place within the germ-plasm, and which I have called "GERMINAL SELECTION."
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909