angle
verb/ˈæŋɡl/
/ˈæŋɡl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they angle | /ˈæŋɡl/ /ˈæŋɡl/ |
| he / she / it angles | /ˈæŋɡlz/ /ˈæŋɡlz/ |
| past simple angled | /ˈæŋɡld/ /ˈæŋɡld/ |
| past participle angled | /ˈæŋɡld/ /ˈæŋɡld/ |
| -ing form angling | /ˈæŋɡlɪŋ/ /ˈæŋɡlɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] angle something to move or place something so that it is not straight or not directly facing somebody/something
- He angled his chair so that he could sit and watch her.
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- [transitive] angle something to present information, a report, etc. based on a particular way of thinking or for a particular audience
- The programme is angled towards younger viewers.
- (usually go angling)[intransitive] to catch fish with a line and a hook
Word Originverb senses 1 to 2 late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin angulus ‘corner’. verb sense 3 Old English angul (noun); the verb dates from late Middle English.
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