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Definition of digress verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

digress

verb

NAmE//daɪˈɡrɛs//

, NAmE//dɪˈɡrɛs//

[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they digress

he / she / it digresses

past simple digressed

-ing form digressing

to start to talk about something that is not connected with the main point of what you are saying

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digression

NAmE//daɪˈɡrɛʃn//

, NAmE//dɪˈɡrɛʃn//

noun [countable, uncountable] After several digressions, he finally got to the point.See digress in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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