tangent off
tangent off · tangents off · tangented off · tangenting off
Synonym of fly off at a tangentSynonym of fly off at a tangent (“to digress from a topic”).
Meaning
3 senses(informal, intransitive, uncommon)Synonym of fly off at a tangent (“to digress from a topic”).
(informal, transitive, uncommon)To digress from (a topic).
(informal, rare, transitive)To digress from (a place).
Forms
tangents off, tangenting off, tangented off, tangented off| Base form | tangent off · to tangent off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tangents off |
| Present participle | tangenting off |
| Past simple | tangented off |
| Past participle | tangented off |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedtangent
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.