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go off at a tangent

go off at a tangent is the alternative form of go off on a tangent.

Meaning of go off on a tangent

Verb

go off on a tangent (third-person singular simple present goes off on a tangent, present participle going off on a tangent, simple past went off on a tangent, past participle gone off on a tangent)

  1. (US) Synonym of fly off at a tangent.

Forms of go off at a tangent

third-person singular presentgoes off at a tangent
present participlegoing off at a tangent
pastwent off at a tangent
past participlegone off at a tangent

Questions about go off at a tangent

What is go off at a tangent the alternative form of?
Go off at a tangent is the alternative form of go off on a tangent.

Words near go off at a tangent in the dictionary

  1. go nowhere
  2. go nowhere fast
  3. go nuclear
  4. go nuts
  5. go off
  6. go off at a tangent
  7. go off at half cock
  8. go off at halfcock
  9. go off at score
  10. go off half-cocked
  11. go off halfcocked

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