Both Uses
digress
in
Catch-22
(Edited)
- After a while he realized that he was staring at rows and rows of bushels of red plum tomatoes and grew so intrigued by the question of what bushels brimming with red plum tomatoes were doing in a group commander's office that he forgot completely about the discussion of prayer meetings until Colonel Cathcart, in a genial digression, inquired: 'Would you like to buy some, Chaplain?'
Chpt 19digression = wandering from the main topic of conversation
- I'm so eager to begin that I'm almost reluctant to digress now to your problem, but I'm afraid I must.
Chpt 27 *digress = wander from the main topic
Definitions:
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(1)
(digress) wander from a direct or straight course -- typically verbally
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)