Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go off on a tangent

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
go of-f on a -tan-gent
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of fly off at a tangent.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

goes off on a tangent (present, singular) going off on a tangent (participle, present) went off on a tangent (past) gone off on a tangent (participle, past) go off at a tangent (alternative, UK) go on a tangent (alternative, uncommon)

Phrases

go off on one

Frequently Paired Words

go off on one

Synonyms

fly off at a tangent

Questions

What does go off on a tangent mean?
Synonym of fly off at a tangent.

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