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digress

verbgeneral usecommon/di.vɐ.ˈɡaɾ/di·va·gar

Definition

1

To speak or write at length in a wandering, unfocused way, straying from the main subject; to let one's mind wander.

Usage examples

“The professor tended to digress into fascinating but unrelated anecdotes.”
“I often digress when I'm telling a story.”

Common combinations

to digress from the subjectto let one's mind wanderto ramble on