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