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angled for

angled for is the simple past and past participle of angle for.

Meaning of angle for

Verb

angle for (third-person singular simple present angles for, present participle angling for, simple past and past participle angled for)

  1. To try to obtain something by subtle indirect means: political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc.
    • Rumors flew that Marlon Brando was angling for the lead — an odd choice, most agreed, but a sure sign of box office success.2006, David M. Oshinsky, Polio, page 214
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angle, for.
    • He angles for trout Sundays.

Questions about angled for

What is angled for the simple past and past participle of?
Angled for is the simple past and past participle of angle for.

Words near angled for in the dictionary

  1. angleable
  2. angleberries
  3. angleberry
  4. anglecized
  5. angled
  6. angled for
  7. angled for farthings
  8. Angledale
  9. angledog
  10. angledogs
  11. Angledool

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Adapted from Wiktionary: angled for (page history and authors); angle for (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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