Definition of went verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

WENT definition: simple past tense of go. See examples of went used in a sentence.

to move or proceed, esp. to or from something, or to do some activity or for some purpose: [no object] to go home. [~ + object] Are you going my way? [~ + verb-ing] They went shopping. [~ + to + verb] We โ€ฆ

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Jun 17, 2025ย ยท Go is an irregular verb, which is why many people get confused with went and gone. Below, weโ€™ll tell you which one is the past tense of go and which one is the past participle. Weโ€™ll also โ€ฆ

Went is the past tense of go 1. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learnerโ€™s Dictionary. Copyright ยฉ HarperCollins Publishers

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