verb

to change from one subject to another in a discussion, speech, piece of writing etc

verb

if you digress from a subject, you start to talk or write about something else

verb

to talk about something that is not connected with the subject that you were talking about before

to talk about something different from what you should be talking about

to start talking about something that is not connected with what you are discussing and that other people do not want to talk about

verb

used for saying that you have finished talking or writing about one thing and are going to talk or write about another

to spend a long time getting to the main point of what you are saying, especially because it is embarrassing

noun

verb

to move away from a particular subject, usually without meaning to

to stop talking about a subject because you have become interested in talking about something else