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  • past tense form of go.
  • past tense form of wend.
Definitions

went

[went] / wɛnt /










VERB
proceed
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


Example Sentences

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All five drivers exceeded the limit by just 0.1km/h - though Gasly also went 0.4km/h over on one of his two offences.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Since the Amtrak cards weren’t a good fit, my son went back to the drawing board and looked exclusively at student cards.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

In 2020, the last time Collins was reelected, polls predicted she would lose to her Democratic opponent, but she secured reelection, even as the state went for Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential race.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

According to investigators, the thieves went to the libraries to consult rare and valuable works, photographing and measuring them, and returned later to replace them with virtually undetectable copies.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

We circled up the steps to Tante Jans’s rooms and Father went to warm up the big table radio.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom



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