went
Meaning of went
verb, past tense
- move from one place to another; travel.
he went out to the shops
she longs to go back home
we've a long way to go
- leave; depart.
I really must go
- intend or be likely or intended to be or do something (used to express a future tense).
I'm going to be late for work
she's going to have a baby
- pass into or be in a specified state, especially an undesirable one.
the food is going bad
no one went hungry in our house
he's gone crazy
- proceed or turn out in a specified way.
how did the weekend go?
at first all went well
- be harmonious, complementary, or matching.
rosemary goes with roast lamb
the earrings and the scarf don't really go
- (of a machine or device) function.
my car won't go
- contribute to or be put into (a whole).
considerable effort went into making the operation successful
a large part of the museum's resources go towards maintaining the exhibits
- (of an article) be regularly kept or put in a particular place.
remember which card goes in which slot
- (of a song or account) have a specified content or wording.
if you haven't heard it, the story goes like this
- use a toilet; urinate or defecate.
he had to go but couldn't, because she was still in the bathroom
Old English gān, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gaan and German gehen ; the form went was originally the past tense of wend.
Information about went
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of went is: wents.
- Languages in which went is used:
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Hyphenation of went
went
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- went is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
went synonyms
Meaning go in a specified direction or manner; change position:
Meaning move forward:
Meaning move forwards in a purposeful way:
Meaning move forward or onward in space or time:
Meaning move or cause to move in a specified direction:
Meaning move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once:
Meaning go from one place to another through (a region):
Meaning travel somewhere:
Meaning restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition:
Meaning take (something) away or off from the position occupied:
Meaning leave one's job and cease to work, typically on reaching the normal age for leaving service:
Meaning go away from:
Meaning leave, especially in order to start a journey:
Meaning depart to another place in search of quiet or privacy:
Meaning leave (a place), usually permanently:
Meaning go out of or leave a place:
Meaning leave a place suddenly or secretly:
Meaning (of an army) withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat:
Meaning run away from a place or situation of danger:
Meaning depart quickly or hurriedly; run away:
Meaning leave or go away from a place quickly:
Meaning leave a place, especially suddenly:
Meaning go or leave somewhere quickly:
Meaning depart hurriedly:
Meaning begin to be:
Meaning come to have (something); receive:
Meaning change or cause to change in nature, state, form, or colour; become or make:
Meaning (of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically:
Meaning cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it:
Meaning correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious:
Meaning add notes to (a melody) to produce harmony:
Meaning form a harmonious combination:
Meaning work or operate in a proper or particular way:
Meaning (of a machine or system) function, especially properly or effectively:
Meaning move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time:
Meaning (of a machine, process, or system) function in a specified manner:
Meaning work, function, or do something well or to a specified standard:
Meaning (of a person) have an affinity for a specified place or situation:
Meaning (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface:
Meaning have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet:
went antonyms
Meaning reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey:
Meaning move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker:
Meaning remain in the same place:
Anagrams of went
Words that rhyme with went
bewent, forewent, Gwent, fowent, upwent, Derwent, forwent, overwent, underwent, miswent, outwent
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