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digressing definition

digressing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  digress 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  digress 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  digress 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  digress 
 
  2  senses  of  digress 
 
  Sense  1 
  digress,  stray,  divagate,  wander 
  =>  tell 
 
  Sense  2 
  stray,  sidetrack,  depart,  digress,  straggle 
  =>  deviate,  divert 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  digress 
 
  digress  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  digress 
 
  Sense  1 
  digress,  stray,  divagate,  wander 
  =>  tell 
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  Sense  2 
  stray,  sidetrack,  depart,  digress,  straggle 
  =>  deviate,  divert 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  digress 
 
  The  verb  digress  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  digress,  stray,  divagate,  wander  --  (lose  clarity  or  turn  aside  esp.  from  the  main  subject  of  attention  or  course  of  argument  in  writing,  thinking,  or  speaking;  "She  always  digresses  when  telling  a  story";  "her  mind  wanders";  "Don't  digress  when  you  give  a  lecture") 
  2.  stray,  sidetrack,  depart,  digress,  straggle  --  (wander  from  a  direct  or  straight  course) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  digress 
 
  The  verb  digress  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  digress,  stray,  divagate,  wander  --  (lose  clarity  or  turn  aside  esp.  from  the  main  subject  of  attention  or  course  of  argument  in  writing,  thinking,  or  speaking;  "She  always  digresses  when  telling  a  story";  "her  mind  wanders";  "Don't  digress  when  you  give  a  lecture") 
  2.  stray,  sidetrack,  depart,  digress,  straggle  --  (wander  from  a  direct  or  straight  course) 



digressing definition