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

went

[went] / wɛnt /










VERB
proceed
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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It was what went so incredibly right the years before that.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

A 13-year-old tabby cat that went missing 10 years ago has found her way back home.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

But Lowden went on to earn his fractured action-hero gravitas the hard way: summer classes at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, training at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and several years of stage work.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

The 1.8-acre estate, which spans two adjacent parcels in the luxurious waterfront community, went into contract just one week after the agent began quietly marketing it.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

He cringed and quietly begged the children to stop, stuffed moss in his one good ear and went to bed early on that dreadful night.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman



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