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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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A 2022 Times review of those reports showed that since 2001, when the veterinarian law went into effect, more than 125 animal injuries were reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Both men must be wondering what went wrong.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Mr. Holland went on to conclude, in the same conversation, “and I have been living with him for, like, ten years.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Even knowing what was happening as the campaign went on, I found it difficult not to get sucked into the vortex.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

“Working for my grandpa again this summer. I thought you went down to the Lower Forty-Eight for the summer?”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith



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