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

1 American  
[went] / wɛnt /

verb

  1. simple past tense of go.

  2. Nonstandard. a past participle of go.

went 2 American  
[went] / wɛnt /

verb

  1. Archaic. a simple past tense and past participle of wend.

went British  
/ wɛnt /

verb

  1. the past tense of go 1

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Appeared in the May 2, 2026, print edition as 'F1 Went Green—and It’s Driving Everyone Crazy'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’”

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025

Wilson: Went six for six on PATs and made 38-yard field goal in win over Grant.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025

Ben Earl: Went around Australia with a smile permanently fixed to his face.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

Went out of his way to prove them wrong.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

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