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gone off on a tangent

gone off on a tangent is the past participle 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 gone off on a tangent

What is gone off on a tangent the past participle of?
Gone off on a tangent is the past participle of go off on a tangent.

Words near gone off on a tangent in the dictionary

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

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