"go off at a tangent" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: goes off at a tangent [present, singular, third-person], going off at a tangent [participle, present], went off at a tangent [past], gone off at a tangent [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> off at a tangent}} go off at a tangent (third-person singular simple present goes off at a tangent, present participle going off at a tangent, simple past went off at a tangent, past participle gone off at a tangent)
  1. (UK) Alternative form of go off on a tangent Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: go off on a tangent
    Sense id: en-go_off_at_a_tangent-en-verb-0kOyK8Eg Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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