Meaning & Definition of word "Digress"

Digress

/daɪˈɡrɛs/

1. to turn aside from the main subject in speaking or writing.
- Example: During the lecture, the professor began to digress into personal anecdotes.
2. to deviate or wander away from the main topic.
- Example: It's easy to digress when discussing such a broad topic.
3. to stray from the point or topic at hand.
- Example: While discussing her research, she inadvertently digressed into unrelated stories.

Latin 'digressus', past participle of 'digredi' meaning to go aside.

digress a bit:

to briefly stray from the main topic

let me digress:

a phrase used to introduce a related but off-topic thought

I'm digressing:

admitting to the act of straying from the main topic

digression:

a temporary departure from the main subject

diverge:

to move or extend in different directions from a common point

stray:

to move away from the correct course or place

Meaning: to go off on a tangent

Example Sentence: He tends to digress a lot during meetings.

Meaning: to ramble on

Example Sentence: She started to digress and nobody knew what the main point was anymore.