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

[went] / wɛnt /










VERB
proceed
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Arday’s back story—an autistic child of Ghanaian migrants who couldn’t speak until he was 11 and went on to become a trail blazer at Cambridge—came under scrutiny earlier this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Video of the July 25 rescue went viral last month after Ryder saved 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai, who was caught in the surf at Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

That is what separated South Africa and New Zealand in the 2023 Rugby World Cup final, as the Springboks went back-to-back to become the first nation to win the tournament four times.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

During the Great Depression, the market went nowhere for more than a decade.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

“Yeah. Figured you would. Little Two told me she went behind my back to help you. Fessed up right after you left.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman



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