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  • past tense form of go.
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went

[went] / wɛnt /










VERB
proceed
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


Example Sentences

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An address listed for complaints links, on Companies House, went to an unrelated firm with a similar name.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The Lebanese army went to work clearing Hezbollah positions and weapons caches in the south in an effort the U.S. and even Israel acknowledged was having an effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Some people will have seen him play a big part in the Freiburg side that went all the way to the Europa League final.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

As the sun went down, the crowd shifted over a block to Mariachi Plaza where a 3-vs.-3 cascarita, or scrimmage, began on the pavement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“She went out that way. Through the forest, toward the glowing lights.”

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



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