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  • past tense form of go.
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Definitions

went

[went] / wɛnt /










VERB
proceed
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


Example Sentences

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"We went into the houses and evacuated the families because we were on the phone to them," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

They went 8 for 39 from the field in the third and fourth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Riz in the conversation talks about how they went out of their way to shoot in parts of London that you don’t normally see.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Earlier this year, a website went live for another Calce company called Brownsville Energy Storage Terminals.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

He went from fungus to fungus, gathering, soothing, sticking the stems back in the dirt.

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



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