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- [dih-gres, dahy-]
- /dɪˈgrɛs, daɪ-/
- /daɪˈɡres/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-gres, dahy-]
- /dɪˈgrɛs, daɪ-/
Definitions of digress word
- verb without object digress to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc. 1
- verb without object digress Archaic. to turn aside. 1
- noun digress Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. 1
- intransitive verb digress go off topic 1
- verb digress 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. 0
- verb digress to depart from the main subject in speech or writing 0
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Origin of digress
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Latin dīgressus, past participle of dīgredī “to go off, depart, digress,” equivalent to dī- di-2 + -gredī, combining form of gradī “to go”; cf. grade
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Parts of speech for Digress
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
digress popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
digress usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for digress
verb digress
- meander — to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.
- swerve — to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
- depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- ramble — to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
- veer — to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.
Antonyms for digress
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