Digress
verb
To move away from the main subject you are talking or writing about and to talk or write about something else.
I digress, but the point is eventually made.
Often appears as...
- let's not digress
- sorry to digress
verb
To take a short journey or trip especially for pleasure.
You could always digress to the nearby island for a few days
Often appears as...
- digress to the forest
- digress to the beach
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To move away from the main subject you are talking or writing about and to talk or write about something else.
I digress, but the point is eventually made.
Often appears as...
- let's not digress
- sorry to digress
verb
To take a short journey or trip especially for pleasure.
You could always digress to the nearby island for a few days
Often appears as...
- digress to the forest
- digress to the beach
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Conversation Thread
Used when drifting off from the main topic in a conversation or discussion.
While talking about the economy, he suddenly digressed into his vacation stories.
Pro Tip 2/3Return to Topic
Often paired with a phrase that acknowledges the digression before rerouting back to the main topic.
To return to my original point after that brief digression...
Pro Tip 3/3Speech and Writing
Common in speeches and writing to introduce a related idea or personal anecdote.
I digress for a moment to tell you about a related experience I had.
Pro Tip 1/3Conversation Thread
Used when drifting off from the main topic in a conversation or discussion.
While talking about the economy, he suddenly digressed into his vacation stories.
Pro Tip 2/3Return to Topic
Often paired with a phrase that acknowledges the digression before rerouting back to the main topic.
To return to my original point after that brief digression...
Pro Tip 3/3Speech and Writing
Common in speeches and writing to introduce a related idea or personal anecdote.
I digress for a moment to tell you about a related experience I had.
Pro Tip 1/3Conversation Thread
Used when drifting off from the main topic in a conversation or discussion.
While talking about the economy, he suddenly digressed into his vacation stories.
Pro Tip 2/3Return to Topic
Often paired with a phrase that acknowledges the digression before rerouting back to the main topic.
To return to my original point after that brief digression...
Pro Tip 3/3Speech and Writing
Common in speeches and writing to introduce a related idea or personal anecdote.
I digress for a moment to tell you about a related experience I had.
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Video examples
Anil Seth: How your...
And because we all have different brains, we will each inhabit our own distinctive, personalized inner universe. Now I've digressed quite far from where we began, so let me end by returning to the self, to the experience of being you, or being me.
Video examples
Unpacking the nuts and...
we talk about how Bitcoin works let's digress for a moment and review the state of money today as you all know the supply of our paper money called fiat money by economists is controlled by a central trusted authority within each
Video examples
Anil Seth: How your...
And because we all have different brains, we will each inhabit our own distinctive, personalized inner universe. Now I've digressed quite far from where we began, so let me end by returning to the self, to the experience of being you, or being me.
Video examples
Unpacking the nuts and...
we talk about how Bitcoin works let's digress for a moment and review the state of money today as you all know the supply of our paper money called fiat money by economists is controlled by a central trusted authority within each
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Ehud Olmert
Israeli Politician
When public figures write memoirs, there is always some indecision regarding how much they want to write of things as they were and how much they want to cut corners to avoid riling up others. I decided to write my memoirs exactly as they were, and I will not digress - not when things are ill at ease and not when they are comfortable.
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Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Royalty
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.
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Claire Messud
American Novelist
For those of us whose thoughts digress; for whom unexpected juxtapositions are exhilarating rather than tiresome; who aim, if always inadequately, to convey life's experience in some semblance of its complexity - for such writers, the semi-colon is invaluable.
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Dean Kamen
American Inventor
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.
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Dana Hill
American Actress
I like school very much, and I'll go to college if my career slows down. But kids go to college to be where I am today. Not to put college down, but for me, it would be digressing.
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Ashish Sharma
Indian Actor
When I came to Mumbai, I only wanted to be an actor, and my approach hasn't digressed over the years. I never really hoped to be in the limelight or wanted to be a star.
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Lauren Jauregui
American Musician
We've digressed from the true meaning of life. We have replaced the Creator with money and claim Him in the name of war. We have dishonored our children.
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Terry Brooks
American Writer
A world in which elves exist and magic works offers greater opportunities to digress and explore.
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William Least Heat-Moon
American Writer
I like the digressive kind of traveling, where there's not a particular, set, goal.
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Xzibit
American Musician
As a creative, you want to see things elevate, not digress.
Quote examples
Ehud Olmert
Israeli Politician
When public figures write memoirs, there is always some indecision regarding how much they want to write of things as they were and how much they want to cut corners to avoid riling up others. I decided to write my memoirs exactly as they were, and I will not digress - not when things are ill at ease and not when they are comfortable.
Quote examples
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Royalty
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.
Quote examples
Claire Messud
American Novelist
For those of us whose thoughts digress; for whom unexpected juxtapositions are exhilarating rather than tiresome; who aim, if always inadequately, to convey life's experience in some semblance of its complexity - for such writers, the semi-colon is invaluable.
Quote examples
Dean Kamen
American Inventor
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.
Quote examples
Dana Hill
American Actress
I like school very much, and I'll go to college if my career slows down. But kids go to college to be where I am today. Not to put college down, but for me, it would be digressing.
Quote examples
Ashish Sharma
Indian Actor
When I came to Mumbai, I only wanted to be an actor, and my approach hasn't digressed over the years. I never really hoped to be in the limelight or wanted to be a star.
Quote examples
Lauren Jauregui
American Musician
We've digressed from the true meaning of life. We have replaced the Creator with money and claim Him in the name of war. We have dishonored our children.
Quote examples
Terry Brooks
American Writer
A world in which elves exist and magic works offers greater opportunities to digress and explore.
Quote examples
William Least Heat-Moon
American Writer
I like the digressive kind of traveling, where there's not a particular, set, goal.
Quote examples
Xzibit
American Musician
As a creative, you want to see things elevate, not digress.
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