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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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Her husband, noticing the commotion, also went outside to investigate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"I knew people had seen him feeding in the harbour early in the morning, then he went into the woods when the tide came in," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

When people with these symptoms went to the hospital but didn’t come back, some people concluded that the hospital or its doctors were to blame.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia received a temporary injunction that enabled him to play in 2025 and went on to become a Heisman Trophy finalist that season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

It’s not like Maggie went looking for a long-lost cousin.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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