HyperDic: digress

English > 2 senses of the word *digress*:
VERB	communication	digress, stray, divagate, wander	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject / subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
VERB	motion	digress, sidetrack, depart, straggle	wander from a direct or straight course

digress > pronunciation
Sounds	daygreh's
Rhymes	ABS ... yes: 78 rhymes with ehs...

English > *digress*: 2 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject / subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"She always digresses when telling a story" "Don't digress when you give a lecture"
Synonyms	stray, divagate, wander
Broader	tell	Let something be known
Spanish	desviarse, divagar
Catalan	divagar
Adjectives	digressive	(of e.g. speech / speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
Nouns	digression	a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern / concern / concern)
Nouns	digression	a message that departs from the main subject / subject

English > *digress*: 2 senses > verb 2, motion
Meaning	wander from a direct or straight course.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	sidetrack, depart, straggle
Broader	deviate, divert	Turn aside
Spanish	marcharse, partir, salir
Catalan	anar-se'n, marxar, sortir
Nouns	digression	wandering from the main path of a journey

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