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went

/went/
Meanings
  • Verb

    Gone, past; moved from one place or position to another.

    - "I have gone to the store."
    - "The children have gone to bed."
    - "The ball went over the fence."
Pronunciation
  1. /wɛnt/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=711417"
Antonyms

freeze , halt , remain , stand still , stay , stop
Synonyms

become , change into , turn , cross , draw , drift , fare , move , tread , wend , date , go out (with) , see , function , operate , work , make one's move , move , take one’s turn , to betake oneself , gone , eode , gaed , yead , yede , yode , wended
Rhymes
Words rhyming with went
gone , mone , home , bone , throne , mown , clown , lawn
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Went (en) : Past tense and past participle of go

  2. Went (en) : A person who goes or has gone

Variants
List of all variants of went that leads to same result
go , went , go about , go after , go all the way , go at , go back on , go begging , go by the board , go easy , go fly a kite , go for , go for broke , go great guns , go hang , go into , go it , go missing , go one better , go over , go places , go public , go steady , go through , go to bat for , go to bed with , go to her head , go to his head , go to its head , go to my head , go to one's head , go to our heads , go to pieces , go to the mat , go to their head , go to their heads , go to town , go to your head , go to your heads , go with , go with the flow , go without saying , goer , goers , goes , goes about , goes after , goes all the way , goes at , goes back on , goes begging , goes by the board , goes easy , goes for , goes for broke , goes great guns , goes into , goes it , goes missing , goes one better , goes over , goes places , goes public , goes steady , goes through , goes to bat for , goes to bed with , goes to her head , goes to his head , goes to its head , goes to my head , goes to one's head , goes to our heads , goes to pieces , goes to the mat , goes to their head , goes to their heads , goes to town , goes to your head , goes to your heads , goes with , goes with the flow , goes without saying , going , going about , going after , going all the way , going at , going back on , going begging , going by the board , going easy , going for , going for broke , going great guns , going into , going it , going missing , going one better , going over , going places , going public , going steady , going through , going to bat for , going to bed with , going to her head , going to his head , going to its head , going to my head , going to one's head , going to our heads , going to pieces , going to the mat , going to their head , going to their heads , going to town , going to your head , going to your heads , going with , going with the flow , going without saying , gone , gone about , gone after , gone all the way , gone at , gone back on , gone begging , gone by the board , gone easy , gone for , gone for broke , gone great guns , gone into , gone it , gone missing , gone one better , gone over , gone places , gone public , gone steady , gone through , gone to bat for , gone to bed with , gone to her head , gone to his head , gone to its head , gone to my head , gone to one's head , gone to our heads , gone to pieces , gone to the mat , gone to their head , gone to their heads , gone to town , gone to your head , gone to your heads , gone with , gone with the flow , gone without saying , went about , went after , went all the way , went at , went back on , went begging , went by the board , went easy , went for , went for broke , went great guns , went into , went it , went missing , went one better , went over , went places , went public , went steady , went through , went to bat for , went to bed with , went to her head , went to his head , went to its head , went to my head , went to one's head , went to our heads , went to pieces , went to the mat , went to their head , went to their heads , went to town , went to your head , went to your heads , went with , went with the flow , went without saying , aisle , aisles , go down the aisle , goes down the aisle , going down the aisle , gone down the aisle , walk down the aisle , walked down the aisle , walking down the aisle , walks down the aisle , went down the aisle , ape , go ape , goes ape , going ape , gone ape , went ape , attack , attacks , came under attacking , come under attack , coming under attack , go on the attack , goes on the attack , going on the attack , on the attack , under attack , went on the attack , balloon , balloons , go down like a lead balloon , go over like a lead balloon , goes down like a lead balloon , goes over like a lead balloon , going down like a lead balloon , going over like a lead balloon , gone down like a lead balloon , gone over like a lead balloon , went down like a lead balloon , went over like a lead balloon , bananas , drive her bananas , drive him bananas , drive me bananas , drive one bananas , drive them bananas , drive us bananas , drive you bananas , driven her bananas , driven him bananas , driven me bananas , driven one bananas , driven them bananas , driven us bananas , driven you bananas , drives her bananas , drives him bananas , drives me bananas , drives one bananas , drives them bananas , drives us bananas , drives you bananas , driving her bananas , driving him bananas , driving me bananas , driving one bananas , driving them bananas , driving us bananas , driving you bananas , drove her bananas , drove him bananas , drove me bananas , drove one bananas , drove them bananas , drove us bananas , drove you bananas , go bananas , goes bananas , going bananas , gone bananas , went bananas , battier , battiest , battiness , battinesses , batty , drive her battier , drive her batty , drive him battier , drive him batty , drive me battier , drive me batty , drive them battier , drive them batty , drive us battier , drive us batty , drive you battier , drive you batty , driven her battier , driven her batty , driven him battier , driven him batty , driven me battier , driven me batty , driven them battier , driven them batty , driven us battier , driven us batty , driven you battier , driven you batty , drives her battier , drives her batty , drives him battier , drives him batty , drives me battier , drives me batty , drives them battier , drives them batty , drives us battier , drives us batty , drives you battier , drives you batty , driving her battier , driving her batty , driving him battier , driving him batty , driving me battier , driving me batty , driving them battier , driving them batty , driving us battier , driving us batty , driving you battier , driving you batty , drove her battier , drove her batty , drove him battier , drove him batty , drove me battier , drove me batty , drove them battier , drove them batty , drove us battier , drove us batty , drove you battier , drove you batty , go battier , go batty , goes battier , goes batty , going battier , going batty , gone battier , gone batty , went battier , went batty , beast mode , beast modes , go beast mode , going beast mode , went beast mode , goes beast mode , bed , beds , in bed , in bed with , into bed with , made one's bed and lie in it , make one's bed and lie in it , makes one's bed and lie in it , making one's bed and lie in it
Forms
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Past tense: went, Past participle: gone, Gerund: going

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English gange, gan, from ge- + gangan to go, walk, from gang steppes, gait.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'went' is pronounced the same as the word 'wentletrap', which is an old English word for a type of trap or snare.

  2. The past tense of the verb 'go' in Old English was 'gange', which is similar to the modern English word 'went'.

  3. The word 'went' is also the past tense of the verb 'wen', which means 'to turn' or 'to go in a particular direction' in Old English.

Related Concepts
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  1. Past tense: A verb tense that describes actions or situations that have already happened.

  2. Past participle: A verb form that describes the past tense of regular and irregular verbs.

Culture
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In literature, 'went' has been used extensively in various contexts. For instance, in 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the character Nick Carraway says, 'I went down to the beach.' In art, the painting 'The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog' by Caspar David Friedrich depicts a man standing on a mountain, gazing into the distance, with the caption 'Ich wandete im Nebel, ich ging' (I went through the fog, I walked), which is the German translation of 'I went'.

How to Memorize "went"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize yourself moving from one place to another. Imagine yourself packing your bags, getting into a car, and driving to your destination.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'went' with the idea of movement or going somewhere.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the sentence 'William went to eat a pie.'

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