Digress has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
"She always digresses when telling a story"
"her mind wanders"
"Don't digress when you give a lecture"
2
wander from a direct or straight course
3
To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.
Example Sentences
"She always digresses when telling a story"
verb
"her mind wanders"
verb
"Don't digress when you give a lecture"
verb
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