Divagate

/ˈdɪvəɡeɪt/ verb

Definition

To wander or stray from the main topic or path; to digress in speech or writing.

Etymology

From Latin 'divagari' (to wander), composed of 'di-' (apart) and 'vagari' (to wander). The word entered English in the 16th-17th centuries from scholarly and literary contexts where digression was common.

Kelly Says

Your English teacher might tell you to 'stop divagating' when you go off on tangents in an essay! The word perfectly captures the aimless wandering quality of straying from your topic, and it uses the same Latin root as 'vagrant' (a wanderer) and 'vague' (ill-defined).

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ አንድ ነው
en-de an-d ne-w
ARالعربية
التفكير في أشياء لا معنى لها
al-ta-fikir fee ash-ya' la ma'na la-ha
BNবাংলা
চিন্তাভ্রম
chin-ta-bho-m
CACatalà
divagar
dee-va-gar
CSČeština
odbočovat
od-bo-cho-vat
DADansk
vandre
van-dre
DEDeutsch
divagieren
dee-va-gee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
να σκέφτομαι άσκοπα
na skef-to-mai as-ko-pa
ESEspañol
divagar
dee-va-gar
FAفارسی
در فکر فرو رفتن
dar fikr for-ro-van
FISuomi
haaveilla
ha-ve-il-la
FRFrançais
divaguer
dee-va-gyer
GUGU
ચિંતનમાં વિચલિત થવું
chin-tan-maam vich-li-ta th-vunu
HAHA
a yiyi
a yi-yi
HEעברית
להתפזר במחשבות
le-hit-fa-zer be-ma-ch-sha-voth
HIहिन्दी
विचलित होना
vichalit ho-na
HUMagyar
elkalandozni
el-ka-lan-doz-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
berkelana
ber-ke-la-na
IGIG
to gbaso
to gba-so
ITItaliano
divagare
dee-va-ga-reh
JA日本語
彷徨う
hou-kou
KKKK
сезіндерді тарату
se-zin-der-di ta-ra-tu
KMKM
ចំពោះ
cham-poh
KO한국어
황망하다
hwang-mang-hada
MRMR
भाषणातून विचलित होणे
bha-shan-aat-oon vich-li-t ho-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
menyimpang
men-yim-pang
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ကြောက်
seet-kya-kout
NLNederlands
dwalen
dwa-len
NONorsk
avvike
av-vee-ke
PAPA
ਵਿਚਲਿਤ ਹੋਣਾ
vich-li-t ho-na
PLPolski
odchodzić myślami
od-kho-dzychi mys-la-mi
PTPortuguês
divagar
dee-va-gar
RORomână
a se pierde în gânduri
a se pe-deh-ree in gon-du-ri
RUРусский
отвлекаться
ot-vlek-ta-tsya
SVSvenska
avvika
av-vee-ka
SWKiswahili
kuzungumza bila mpango
ku-zun-gum-za bee-la m-pan-go
TAதமிழ்
நெஞ்சம் திரும்ப
nen-jam thi-rum-pa
TEతెలుగు
చెలికించుకుంటాను
che-li-kin-chu-ku-tanu
THไทย
เพ้อเจ้อ
phet-jeo
TLTL
mamalas
ma-ma-las
TRTürkçe
dalga dalga gitmek
dal-ga dal-ga git-mek
UKУкраїнська
пориватися думками
po-ri-vat-sy du-mka-my
URاردو
خواب میں چلتا ہوں
khawab mein chal-ta hoon
VITiếng Việt
mê muội
may moo-ee
YOYO
jẹ́
jeh
ZH中文
漫游
màn yóu
ZUZU
ukuthula
ku-thu-la

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