Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

went off on a tangent

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
wen-t of-f on a -tan-gent
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of go off on a tangent

Questions

What does went off on a tangent mean?
simple past of go off on a tangent

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