digress

[US]/daɪˈɡres/
[UK]/daɪˈɡres/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. at afvige fra hovedemnet; at gå off på en tangent.
Word Forms
Present Participledigressing
Past Participledigressed
Third Person Singulardigresses
Past Tensedigressed
Pluraldigresses

Example Sentences

digress from the point

vige fra punktet

digressing from the principal topic;

vige fra hovedemnet

digress from your subject

vige fra dit emne

digress from the subject under discussion

vige fra det emne, der diskuteres

I have digressed a little from my original plan.

Jeg er en smule afveget fra min oprindelige plan.

Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.

Lad mig afvige et øjeblik og forklare, hvad der var sket tidligere.

The old professor used to digress from his subject for a moment to tell his students a funny story.

Den gamle professor plejede at afvige fra sit emne et øjeblik for at fortælle sine elever en sjov historie.

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