went

went

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English

Etymology

Originally the simple past and past participle of wend, but now the past of go due to suppletion.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /wɛnt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /wɛnt/, [wɛnʔ(t̚)]
  • (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /went/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb

went

  1. simple past of go
  2. (nonstandard) past participle of go
  3. (archaic) simple past and past participle of wend

Derived terms

  • wentest, wenteth (both archaic)

Noun

went (plural wents)

  1. (obsolete) A course; a way, a path; a journey.

Synonyms

  • (simple past): gaed, eode, yead, yede, yode
  • (past participle): gone
  • (wend): wended

Anagrams

  • newt, twen

Breton

Noun

went

  1. Soft mutation of gwent.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb

went

  1. inflection of wennen:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. (archaic) plural imperative

Scots

Verb

went

  1. simple past tense of gan

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