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.
has digressed
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present perfectof digress (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A year later, with four games remaining, the Rams’ offense is basically in the same spot — but with a running game that has digressed from 2015.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2016
He has digressed; he has left the road.
From English: Composition and Literature by W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
