digress
verb [I] /daɪˈɡres/Definition
› to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something else: But I digress. To get back to what I was saying, this poem reflects the poet's love of nature and his religious beliefs. The lecturer temporarily digressed from her subject to deal with a related theory.Digressing and being indirect or evasiveMoving in order to avoid contactNot saying much digression /-ˈɡreʃ.ən/ noun [C or U] › Talking about money now would be a digression from the main purpose of this meeting.Digressing and being indirect or evasiveMoving in order to avoid contactNot saying much
(Definition of digress verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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