This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
digress
[ dih-gres, dahy- ]
/ dɪˈgrɛs, daɪ- /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
verb (used without object)
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.
Archaic. to turn aside.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Origin of digress
synonym study for digress
1. See deviate.
OTHER WORDS FROM digress
di·gress·er, noundi·gress·ing·ly, adverbre·di·gress, verb (used without object)WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH digress
digress , divergeWords nearby digress
digoneutic, dig out, digoxin, digram, digraph, digress, digression, digressive, digs, dig up, dihedral
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use digress in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for digress
digress
/ (daɪˈɡrɛs) /
verb (intr)
to depart from the main subject in speech or writing
to wander from one's path or main direction
Derived forms of digress
digresser, nounWord Origin for digress
C16: from Latin dīgressus turned aside, from dīgredī, from dis- apart + gradī to go
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012