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going off on a tangent

going off on a tangent is the present participle and gerund 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 going off on a tangent

What is going off on a tangent the present participle and gerund of?
Going off on a tangent is the present participle and gerund of go off on a tangent.

Words near going off on a tangent in the dictionary

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

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