Word.ws English Dictionary

switched tack

switched tack is the simple past and past participle of switch tack.

Meaning of switch tack

Verb

switch tack (third-person singular simple present switches tack, present participle switching tack, simple past and past participle switched tack)

  1. Synonym of change tack.
    Synonyms:
    change tack

Questions about switched tack

What is switched tack the simple past and past participle of?
Switched tack is the simple past and past participle of switch tack.

Words near switched tack in the dictionary

  1. switched gears
  2. switched off
  3. switched on
  4. switched on the afterburners
  5. switched out
  6. switched tack
  7. switched teams
  8. switched up
  9. switchel
  10. switchels
  11. switcher

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: switched tack (page history and authors); switch tack (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “switched tack.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/switched_tack. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.