FLY / GO OFF AT A TANGENT

Meaning of FLY / GO OFF AT A TANGENT in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE go off on a ˈtangent )

( informal ) to suddenly start saying or doing sth that does not seem to be connected to what has gone before

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLY — I In general, almost any small flying insect. In entomology, the term refers specifically to the approximately 85,000 species of …
Английский словарь Британика
TANGENT — I. ˈtanjənt, ˈtaan- adjective Etymology: Latin tangent-, tangens, present participle of tangere to touch; akin to Greek tetagōn having seized, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TANGENT — (a.) meeting a curve or surface at a point and having at that point the same direction as the curve …
Английский словарь Webster
TANGENT — (v. t.) A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion of the straight line tangent to a curve that …
Английский словарь Webster
TANGENT — ( v. t. ) A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion of the straight line tangent to a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TANGENT — ( a. ) meeting a curve or surface at a point and having at that point the same direction as …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TANGENT — /tan"jeuhnt/ , adj. 1. in immediate physical contact; touching. 2. Geom. a. touching at a single point, as a tangent …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TANGENT — I. ˈtan-jənt adjective Etymology: Latin tangent-, tangens, present participle of tangere to touch; perhaps akin to Old English thaccian to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLY — I. ˈflī verb ( flew ˈflü ; flown ˈflōn ; fly·ing ) Etymology: Middle English flien, from Old English flēogan; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TANGENT — adj touching; touching at a single point. 2. tangent ·adj meeting a curve or surface at a point and having …
Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
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GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
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AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
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TANGENT — [tan.gent] adj [L tangent-, tangens, prp. of tangere to touch; perh. akin to OE thaccian to touch gently, stroke] (1594) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
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FLY — [fly] vb flew ; flown ; fly.ing [ME flien, fr. OE fleogan; akin to OHG fliogan to fly and prob. …
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TANGENT — Tangent relationships (Top left) Tangent to curve at P1 is line in geometry, straight line (or smooth curve) that touches …
Britannica English vocabulary
TANGENT — tangent BrE AmE ˈtæn d ʒ ə nt ▷ tangent|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TANGENT — / ˈtændʒənt; NAmE / noun 1. ( geometry ) a straight line that touches the outside of a curve but …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
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GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLY — / flaɪ; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( flies , fly·ing , flew / fluː; NAmE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TANGENT — tan ‧ gent /ˈtændʒənt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: present participle of tangere …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLY — I. fly 1 S2 W2 /flaɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense flew /fluː/, past participle flown /fləʊn $ floʊn/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TANGENT — n. & adj. --n. 1 a straight line, curve, or surface that meets another curve or curved surface at a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLY — n. (pl. flies) 1 any insect of the order Diptera with two usu. transparent wings. 2 any other winged insect, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLY — v. & n. --v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1 intr. move through the air under control, esp. with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TANGENT — n. & adj. n. 1 a straight line, curve, or surface that meets another curve or curved surface at a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLY — n. (pl. flies) 1 any insect of the order Diptera with two usu. transparent wings. 2 any other winged insect, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLY — v. & n. v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1 intr. move through the air under control, esp. with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TANGENT — n. & adj. --n. 1. a straight line, curve, or surface that meets another curve or curved surface at a …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
FLY — 1. v. & n. --v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1. intr. move through the air under control, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TANGENT — ( tangents) 1. A tangent is a line that touches the edge of a curve or circle at one point, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLY — ( flies, flying, flew, flown) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TANGENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB go ▪ As for going off at tangents , my dear, I do it …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball flies/sails ▪ The ball flew over the goalkeeper’s head and into the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TANGENT — (CIRCLE) [noun] [C] - a straight line which touches but does not cut into a curveIf someone (esp. UK) goes …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TANGENT — A narrative drift connection, sometimes tenuously, to the original topic. Example: How'd we start talking about motorcycles? Oh, well, tangent. …
Slang English vocab

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