digress
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.
digressed
-
past participleof digress.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
-
past tense formof digress.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
digressverb (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.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
And during a meeting in early January with oil and gas executives that was supposed to be about rebuilding Venezuela’s oil industry, Trump apparently digressed yet again into talking about the ballroom.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
The audience of 1,600-plus, all primed to cheer the speakers’ adversarial views, found less and less to react to as the panel digressed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
"I am not a Bravo executive, so I don’t think I can speak to this on," she digressed.
From Fox News ● Oct. 14, 2021
“I digressed and was free,” Faith says, offering the perfect motto for her breathless, bravura performance.
From The New Yorker ● May 1, 2017
But let us return to the point we digressed from.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
