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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

angle for en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To try to obtain something by subtle indirect means: political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc.
    • Rumors flew that Marlon Brando was angling for the lead — an odd choice, most agreed, but a sure sign of box office success. 2006, David M. Oshinsky, Polio, page 214:
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angle, for.
    • He angles for trout Sundays.

Forms

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angles for Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
angling for Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
angled for Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
angled for Tense=Past lexicographic