Vocabulary

Form

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to swerve from; to miss (e.g. a target)

verb vi
N2 freq #900

Example sentences

His story departed from his main theme.

The flood diverted the course of the river.

And thus his attention was distracted from the sight.

The suicide bomber fired towards former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but missed.

The story wandered.