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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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Went on to become an MP and led the Liberal Democrats from 2006 to 2007.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

“Then I played the Fonda and then the Wiltern again. And then I went to the … the Greek! Went to the Greek, of course — that was the best night ever.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

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

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025

Appeared in the October 4, 2025, print edition as 'Pfizer’s Pricing Deal Went Down to the Wire'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

“Delores and I go way back. Went to school together when we were about your age. Is she all right?”

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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