went

CEFRA1

/wɛnt/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past tense of go; moved from one place to another.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    past participle of go

Examples

  • It has been so long since I last went to Disneyland with my family.

  • The train went slower and slower until it stopped altogether.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [wɛnʔ(t̚)]
  • /went/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of wend

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A course; a way, a path; a journey.

More examples

In context

  • This is my friend Rachel. We went to high school together.

  • I went from Filley's to Fitch's house, to talk of oxen; no one went with me; might have went to the mill; don,t remember whether I rode back to Laycock's or not to dinner.

  • When they arrived whither they were bent, / He made as if he farther would have went. / But they conſtrain'd him, ſaying, Night is near; / Abide with us; and ſo he tarry'd there.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

Originally the simple past and past participle of wend, but now the past of go due to suppletion. While wend is akin to wind, compare typologically Russian смота́ться (smotátʹsja), сма́тываться (smátyvatʹsja), умота́ть (umotátʹ), ума́тывать (umátyvatʹ) (akin to мота́ть (motátʹ)).