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

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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“The Year Food-Delivery Prices Went Insane,” reads a 2023 headline from Intelligencer.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

Appeared in the December 19, 2025, print edition as 'How L.A.’s Richest Man Went From Billions to Bust'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Went wicketless, but massively impressive to even get on the field given his time away.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 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

“Can’t blame ya there. Went through the buggin’ ringer, you did.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

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