Digress
To depart from the main subject temporarily; to speak or write about something other than the main topic.
verbDigress
To depart from the main subject temporarily; to speak or write about something other than the main topic.
verbImagine This
If you are defocused and constantly move away from the main subject during your study, you are getting away from making progress.
Sounds Like
dih-GRESS
Looks Like
Di-gress (looks like 'di' + 'gress'; related to 'progress' which also ends with 'gress')
Remember This
Digress comes from Latin digredi, meaning to depart or go away; the -gress root means 'to go' and is related to words like progress, regress, and egress.
Other Forms
Connect With
progress, regress, egress, transgress, gress root words
Note
Avoid digressions in formal writing; digress only when the off-topic remark enriches the main point or illustrates it, and return promptly to the topic.