Meaning of "digress" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIGRESS

From Latin dīgressus turned aside, from dīgredī, from dis- apart + gradī to go.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DIGRESS

digress  [daɪˈɡrɛs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIGRESS

Digress is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb digress in English.

WHAT DOES DIGRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Digression

Digression is a section of a composition or speech that is an intentional change of subject. In Classical rhetoric since Corax of Syracuse, especially in Institutio Oratoria of Quintilian, the digression was a regular part of any oration or composition. After setting out the topic of a work and establishing the need for attention to be given, the speaker or author would digress to a seemingly disconnected subject before returning to a development of the composition's theme, a proof of its validity, and a conclusion. A schizothemia is a digression by means of a long reminiscence. Cicero was a master of digression, particularly in his ability to shift from the specific question or issue at hand to the more general issue or question that it depended upon. As was the case with most ancient orators, Cicero's apparent digression always turned out to bear directly upon the issue at hand. During the Second Sophist, the ability to guide a speech away from a stated theme and then back again with grace and skill came to be a mark of true eloquence.

Definition of digress in the English dictionary

The definition of digress in the dictionary is to depart from the main subject in speech or writing. Other definition of digress is to wander from one's path or main direction.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DIGRESS

PRESENT

Present

I digress

you digress

he/she/it digresses

we digress

you digress

they digress

Present continuous

I am digressing

you are digressing

he/she/it is digressing

we are digressing

you are digressing

they are digressing

Present perfect

I have digressed

you have digressed

he/she/it has digressed

we have digressed

you have digressed

they have digressed

Present perfect continuous

I have been digressing

you have been digressing

he/she/it has been digressing

we have been digressing

you have been digressing

they have been digressing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I digressed

you digressed

he/she/it digressed

we digressed

you digressed

they digressed

Past continuous

I was digressing

you were digressing

he/she/it was digressing

we were digressing

you were digressing

they were digressing

Past perfect

I had digressed

you had digressed

he/she/it had digressed

we had digressed

you had digressed

they had digressed

Past perfect continuous

I had been digressing

you had been digressing

he/she/it had been digressing

we had been digressing

you had been digressing

they had been digressing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will digress

you will digress

he/she/it will digress

we will digress

you will digress

they will digress

Future continuous

I will be digressing

you will be digressing

he/she/it will be digressing

we will be digressing

you will be digressing

they will be digressing

Future perfect

I will have digressed

you will have digressed

he/she/it will have digressed

we will have digressed

you will have digressed

they will have digressed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been digressing

you will have been digressing

he/she/it will have been digressing

we will have been digressing

you will have been digressing

they will have been digressing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would digress

you would digress

he/she/it would digress

we would digress

you would digress

they would digress

Conditional continuous

I would be digressing

you would be digressing

he/she/it would be digressing

we would be digressing

you would be digressing

they would be digressing

Conditional perfect

I would have digress

you would have digress

he/she/it would have digress

we would have digress

you would have digress

they would have digress

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been digressing

you would have been digressing

he/she/it would have been digressing

we would have been digressing

you would have been digressing

they would have been digressing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you digress
we let´s digress
you digress

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to digress

Past participle

digressed

Present Participle

digressing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DIGRESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «digress» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of digress

depart · deviate · diverge · drift · expatiate · meander · ramble · stray · wander

TRANSLATION OF DIGRESS

Find out the translation of digress to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of digress from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «digress» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 离题
• Translator English - Spanish: digresión
• English: digress
• Translator English - Hindi: पीछे हटना
• Translator English - Arabic: استطرادا
• Translator English - Russian: отвлекся
• Translator English - Portuguese: divagar
• Translator English - Bengali: অবান্তর হত্তয়া
• Translator English - French: digression
• Translator English - Malay: Penggera
• Translator English - German: schweife ab
• Translator English - Japanese: 脱線する
• Translator English - Korean: 빗나가
• Translator English - Javanese: Digress
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lạc đề
• Translator English - Tamil: விலகு
• Translator English - Marathi: विषयांतर करणे
• Translator English - Turkish: sapmak
• Translator English - Italian: divagando
• Translator English - Polish: błądzić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: відволікся
• Translator English - Romanian: digresiune
• Translator English - Greek: παρεκκλίνω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: digress
• Translator English - Swedish: utvikning
• Translator English - Norwegian: digress

3 QUOTES WITH «DIGRESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word digress.

1

Terry Brooks

A world in which elves exist and magic works offers greater opportunities to digress and explore.

2

Dean Kamen

People take the longest possible paths, digress to numerous dead ends, and make all kinds of mistakes. Then historians come along and write summaries of this messy, nonlinear process and make it appear like a simple, straight line.

3

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Reform is the mission from which we shall not digress; it is an expression of belief and determination between us and our people. With the help of Allah, we will proceed forward in this promising national process within the natural progress of the life cycle and the development of people and nation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIGRESS»

Discover the use of digress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to digress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

But I Digress

Direct from the writing vaults of Peter David come his best columns from the pages of Comics Buyer's Guide.

Peter David, Myra David, 1994

But I digress: the exploitation of parentheses in English ...

While some consider them subordinate, additional, irrelevant, and even damaging to the clarity of argument, Lennard's history explores how writers such as Marlowe, Swift, Coleridge, Browning, Derek Walcott, and e.e. cummings used them in ...

John Lennard, 1991

A pilgrim's digress: my perilous, fumbling quest for the ...

The author describes his quest for meaning as a modern-day pilgrim seeking the Celestial City, detailing such adventures as his three-day sojurn as a preacher in Times Square and his conversations with two stars of the Christian Wrestling ...

John D. Spalding, 2003

But I Digress

The tone of the book transports you to a wonderful little room, fireplace burning, Jim on his pipe, too wonderfully comfy chairs and great conversation. We can't let the conversational tone of the book fool us though.

Dr James Tresner, 2012

More Digressions: A New Collection of 'But I Digress' Columns

The first compilation of its kind in 15 years, More Digressions collects nearly 100 essays from Peter David's long-running [i]But I Digress[/i] opinion column (as published in the pages of Comics Buyer's Guide) on comic books, science ...

Peter David, 2009

“But I Digress ...”: A selection of his best columns

Gathered together for the first time, a selection from the columns and occasional writings of Darrel Bristow-Bovey.

Darrel Bristow-Bovey, 2012

11 Essentials of Effective Writing

To digress means to wander or stray away from your main topic or purpose. A non— cohesive paragraph that digresses is one that starts offjust fine and begins to de— velop the main idea in the topic sentence, but then veers off course and ...

Ann Marie Radaskiewicz McNeely, 2013

It's about Retirement... But I Digress

"It's about retirement...but I digress" pretty well describes what turned out to be a decade long project about my experiences along the retirement process road. The book is broken down into three phases.

Stephen Lacey, 2013

Pages Of My Mind

I present to you A poem A possibility That will explain an exact example Of the perfect love story But I digress Here is a stanza Suitable enough to satisfy the site As it clarifies ever issue Like the rise of gas prices But I digress To a scripture That ...

Adolph Whitley

Dictionary of Confusable Words

DIGRESS/DIVERGE/DEVIATE 59 despoil see spoil dessert see desert destined see designed detract see distract deviate see digress devoted/devout/dedicated Devoted implies a personal loyalty or interest and a desire for active involvement:  ...

Adrian Room, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIGRESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term digress is used in the context of the following news items.

The 2015 MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby Brackets - Forbes

for 3 hours can't hurt the ratings, but I digress. The new format works off brackets and timed rounds. So, how the first round brackets breakout for ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

Stan Wawrinka v Richard Gasquet: Wimbledon 2015 – as it …

Though I guess if it went that long at least the crowd would be able to get the tube back on Friday morning. But I digress. Gasquet holds to love ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Ant-Man Review - IGN

... not a tree, but I digress), and pretty much anything else that the studio has thrown our way, many were left scratching their heads and saying, ... «IGN, Jul 15»

'Goosebumps' Trailer Sells Jack Black, Kid-Sized Horror - Forbes

That won't be until it opens, since I'm out of town the week it opens, but I digress. Unlike the last few Halloween seasons when true horror films ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

Kourtney, Khloe and Kim Kardashian wear white outfits after Scott …

But we digress: Kim's nude color sandals appear to be sold out at many venues online, but click right to buy the style in other colors, including ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Spoils Before Dying — Review | Flavorwire

... Eric Jonrosh — the wine-and-time-marinated fictional author also behind The Spoils of Babylon who reluctantly (for he'd rather digress about ... «Flavorwire, Jul 15»

New Details About Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis' Rustic Honeymoon …

The two had left their wedding in an RV — we're a little disappointed they didn't travel in Eric Forman's van, but we digress. On Tuesday, the ... «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»

Legislators Introduce EACH Woman Act to Force Insurers to Fund …

Of course, our most fundamental human right is the right to live. But I digress… Each time a cosponsor stepped up to the podium at today's rally, ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»

UN Hunger Relief Group Pushes For New Genetic Engineering …

But I digress… WFP has dispensed an urgent press release in order to promote a heretofore unused form of genetic engineering. They cite ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»

All Natural DIY Bug Spray | One Green Planet

But I digress… The worst part about bug season for us is that my daughter, Avery, suffers from Skeeter Syndrome (yes, it's a real thing, you can ... «One Green Planet, Jul 15»