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go off on a tangent

go off on a tangent verb: synonym of fly off at 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.

Synonyms of go off on a tangent

Forms of go off on a tangent

third-person singular presentgoes off on a tangent
present participlegoing off on a tangent
pastwent off on a tangent
past participlegone off on a tangent
alternative UKgo off at a tangent
alternative uncommongo on a tangent

Questions about go off on a tangent

What does go off on a tangent mean?
Go off on a tangent means synonym of fly off at a tangent.
What part of speech is go off on a tangent?
Go off on a tangent is a verb.
What is the past tense of go off on a tangent?
The past tense of go off on a tangent is went off on a tangent.

Words near go off on a tangent in the dictionary

  1. go off at halfcock
  2. go off at score
  3. go off half-cocked
  4. go off halfcocked
  5. go off into the weeds
  6. go off on a tangent
  7. go off on one
  8. go off the boil
  9. go off the handle
  10. go off the res
  11. go off the reservation

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