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goes off on a tangent

goes off on a tangent is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Questions about goes off on a tangent

What is goes off on a tangent the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes off on a tangent is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go off on a tangent.

Words near goes off on a tangent in the dictionary

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

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