All 4 Uses of
digress
in
David Copperfield
- 'Perhaps not,' said Mr. Wickfield; 'and you bring me back to the question, with an apology for digressing.'
Chpt 16-18 *digressing = wandering away from the main topic
- This is a digression.
Chpt 25-27digression = getting off topic
- From this digression, let me proceed to Dover.
Chpt 37-39digression = wandering from the telling of the main story
- But I will not digress.
Chpt 49-51digress = wander from the main topic
Definition:
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(digress) wander from a direct or straight course -- typically verbally