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DIGRESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

Example:

Don't digress when you give a lecture

Synonyms:

digress; divagate; stray; wander

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "digress" is one way to...):

tell (let something be known)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

digression (a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern))

digression (a message that departs from the main subject)

digressive ((of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Wander from a direct or straight course

Synonyms:

depart; digress; sidetrack; straggle

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "digress" is one way to...):

deviate; divert (turn aside; turn away from)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

digression (wandering from the main path of a journey)

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